舌
tongue; reed; clapper
6 strokes. Taught in grade 6. Newspaper frequency rank 1830.
Readings
- した (kun reading): 舌 (した) tongue; 舌打ち (したうち) clicking one's tongue
- ゼツ (on reading): 滑舌 (かつぜつ) articulation; 毒舌 (どくぜつ) wicked tongue
- Read as a whole word: 百舌勘定 (もずかんじょう) splitting the bill so that the others end up paying the whole amount
Components
Kanji containing 舌
- 話 tale
- 活 lively
- 辞 resign
- 乱 riot
- 括 fasten
- 憩 recess
- 刮 scrape off
- 舍 inn
- 恬 composure
- 舐 lick
- 甜 sweet
- 筈 notch of an arrow
- 聒 noisy
- 蛞 kind of slug
- 銛 harpoon
- 濶 wide
Words using 舌
- 舌 (した) tongue
- 舌打ち (したうち) clicking one's tongue
- 二枚舌 (にまいじた) double-dealing
- 巻き舌 (まきじた) speaking with a trill
- 舌先 (したさき) tip of tongue
- 滑舌 (かつぜつ) articulation
- 毒舌 (どくぜつ) wicked tongue
- 筆舌 (ひつぜつ) written and spoken words
- 弁舌 (べんぜつ) speech
- 饒舌 (じょうぜつ) talkativeness
- 百舌勘定 (もずかんじょう) splitting the bill so that the others end up paying the whole amount
99 words in all.