口止め

くちどめ

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Transitive forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; muzzling (someone); gagging; hushing up
2. Noun hush money See also: 口止め料 (くちどめりょう).

Kanji

• 口 mouth. Read as くち.
• 止 stop. Read as どめ.

Example sentences

• 恐喝のその犠牲者は、ここ何年間というもの口止め料を払ってきた。だが、今では、それは愚かなことだと悟り、もうびた一文払わないことに決めた。
  The victim of blackmail has been paying hush money for years, but now he realizes it is foolish, and has decided not to pay a red cent more.

Words containing 口止め

• 口止め料 (くちどめりょう) hush money

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