口先|くちさきkuchisaki[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. nounlip service; mere words; professions
    口先くちさきだけの御世辞おせじはやめてくれ。↗
    Don't pay lip service to me.
  2. nounlips; mouth; snout; proboscis
    言葉ことばが口先くちさきまで出でかかっているのだが、自分じぶんのいいたいことをどう表現ひょうげんしたらいいのかよくわからない。↗
    The words are on the tip of my tongue, but I don't quite know how to put what I want to say.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Antonym真心まごころNeutralAntonym. True heart and sincerity; the opposite of 「口先」, which is only what is said aloud.
  • Antonym本心ほんしんNeutralAntonym. One's real thoughts and feelings; contrasts with 「口先」, the words one merely speaks.

Use 「口先」 for mere talk with nothing behind it, as in 「口先だけの約束」 and 「口先がうまい」; it can also mean the tip of the mouth or snout. The antonyms are 「真心」 and 「本心」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 口くちの先さき。吻ふん。
  2. 口頭こうとうの言葉ことば。言い方いいかた。
  3. 心こころのこもらない上辺じょうへんだけの言葉ことば。
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