口走る|くちばしるkuchibashiru[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 口走る（くちばしる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 口走ります（くちばしります） |
| Negative (nai) | 口走らない（くちばしらない） |
| polite (masen) | 口走りません（くちばしりません） |
| classical zu / nu | 口走らず・口走らぬ（くちばしらず・くちばしらぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 口走った（くちばしった） |
| polite (mashita) | 口走りました（くちばしりました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 口走らなかった（くちばしらなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 口走りませんでした（くちばしりませんでした） |
| Te form | 口走って（くちばしって） |
| Potential | 口走れる（くちばしれる） |
| Passive | 口走られる（くちばしられる） |
| Causative | 口走らせる（くちばしらせる） |
| Causative passive | 口走らせられる・口走らされる（くちばしらせられる・くちばしらされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 口走れば（くちばしれば） |
| tara | 口走ったら（くちばしったら） |
| Volitional | 口走ろう（くちばしろう） |
| polite (mashou) | 口走りましょう（くちばしりましょう） |
| Imperative | 口走れ（くちばしれ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym漏らすもらすNeutralCovers letting out secrets or dissatisfaction, and also water or light leaking; the focus is on divulging, while 「口走る」 is about blurting out unthinkingly.
- Related放つはなつWrittenWritten term for firing or releasing things; in speech, as in 「言葉を放つ」, it leans toward deliberately hurling words, whereas 「口走る」 is a thoughtless slip.
- RelatedつくNeutralUsed for telling lies or cursing, as in 「嘘を吐く」 and 「悪態を吐く」; usually deliberate, whereas 「口走る」 is an unintentional slip.
- Related吐露とろWrittenWritten term for pouring out one's true feelings; a deliberate confession, not a slip of the tongue.
- Related他言たごんWrittenWritten word for divulging secrets to others, mostly seen in the negative 「他言無用」.
- RelatedこくCasualVulgar colloquial verb for talking nonsense or farting, as in 「嘘をこく」.
- Antonym黙るだまるCasualColloquial antonym: to say nothing, the opposite of blurting things out.
- Antonym秘めるひめるWrittenWritten antonym: to keep one's feelings hidden and unspoken, the opposite of letting words slip out.
Use 「口走る」 for words that come out unthinkingly, as in 「余計なことを口走る」; for leaking secrets pick 「漏らす」, and for deliberately opening up about your feelings 「吐露」. The opposite of blurting out is 「黙る」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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