陰口

かげぐち

Meanings

1. Noun, の-adjective malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back

Kanji

• 陰 shade. Read as かげ.
• 口 mouth. Read as くち.

Example sentences

• 陰口を言われるのが好きな人はいない。
  Nobody likes being spoken ill of behind their back.
• 人の陰口を言ってはいけない。
  You should not speak ill of others behind their backs.
• だれか人に、言い分があったら、陰口をいわないで、その人に面と向かっていいなさい。
  If you have a bone to pick with a person, tell it to his face instead of saying things behind his back.
• 人に文句があるなら陰口を言うのではなく、相手に面と向かって言いなさい。
  If you have a bone to pick with a person, tell it to his face instead of saying things behind his back.
• 他人の陰口はやめなさい。
  Don't talk about people behind their backs.

Common phrases

• 陰口をたたく (かげぐちをたたく) to backbite

Words containing 陰口

• 陰口をたたく (かげぐちをたたく) to backbite

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