lips
On'yomi (音読み)
- シン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- くちびる
About this kanji
The kanji "唇" means "lips" and is used primarily as a noun. In everyday language, you might hear it in compounds like "下唇" (lower lip) and "上唇" (upper lip), which help to specify the different parts of the lips. Another interesting compound is "口唇," which simply means "lips" in a more general sense. "唇" is quite common in both everyday conversation and literature, especially when discussing beauty or health. One thing to note is that while the kanji represents both the upper and lower lips, the specific details can often depend on the context in which it's used.
Example sentences
彼女の唇は赤く美しい。
Her lips are red and beautiful.
Meanings across languages
- English
- lips
- Tiếng Việt
- môi
- 日本語
- 唇
- 한국어
- 입술
- 中文
- 嘴唇
- id
- bibir
- th
- ริมฝีปาก
- es
- labios
- fr
- lèvres
- de
- Lippen
- pt
- lábios
Common compounds
- 下唇したくちびるlower lip
- 上唇うわくちびるupper lip, labrum
- 陰唇いんしんlabia, labium
- 口唇こうしんlips
- 紅唇こうしんred lips
- 朱唇しゅしんred lips
- 唇音しんおんlabial sound
- 兎唇いぐちharelip, cleft lip
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