口答え

くちごたえ

Also written 口ごたえ, 口応え

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive retort; back talk; backchat

Kanji

• 口 mouth. Read as くち.
• 答 answer. Read as こたえ.

Example sentences

• 君はあんなふうに親に口答えすべきではない。
  You shouldn't talk back to your parents like that.
• 君はあんなふうに口答えすべきではない。
  You shouldn't talk back like that.
• そんな風に口答えするな。
  Don't talk back to me like that.
• その少年は父親に口答えをした。
  The boy answered his father back.
• お母さんに口答えしてはいけませんよ。
  Don't answer your mother back.

Word lists

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Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists