一口

ひとくち

Meanings

1. Noun mouthful; morsel; bite
2. gulp; sip; draft; draught
3. one word; in short
4. one share; one stock; one contribution

Kanji

• 一 one. Read as ひと.
• 口 mouth. Read as くち.

Example sentences

• 一口食べてもいいですか。
  Can I have a bite?
• 一口に英会話教材といっても、千差万別だ。
  They all get lumped together as English texts. But in fact these books are extremely varied and wide-ranging.
• 一口で食べてみよう。
  I will bite off just a little bit.
• ライオンはウサギをひと口で食べた。
  The lion ate the rabbit in one bite.
• バリウムをまず一口飲んでください。
  First, swallow one dose of barium.

Common phrases

• 一口に言う
• 一口食べる (ひとくちたべる) to eat a mouthful

Words containing 一口

• 一口商い (ひとくちあきない) immediate deal
• 一口食べる (ひとくちたべる) to eat a mouthful
• 一口カツ (ひとくちカツ) bite-sized cutlet

And 2 more.

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