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Chinese
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open; operate (vehicle); start
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mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
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| trad. (開口)
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開
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口
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| simp. (开口)
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开
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口
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Pronunciation
Verb
開口
- to open one's mouth
- to start talking
- to laugh out loud
- to crack open
- to sharpen (a new knife or pair of scissors) before use
- to breach a dam
- (literary) to eat
Synonyms
- (to open one's mouth): 動嘴／动嘴 (dòngzuǐ), (literary) 啟齒／启齿 (qǐchǐ)
- (to start talking): 動嘴／动嘴 (dòngzuǐ), (literary) 啟齒／启齿 (qǐchǐ)
- (to sharpen before use):
- 開刃 / 开刃 (kāirèn)
- 開芒 / 开芒 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
Derived terms
Noun
開口
- opening
- (Chinese phonetics) Short for 開口呼／开口呼 (kāikǒuhū, “open-mouth sounds”).
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
開口 • (kaikō)
- an opening such as an open window
- opening one's mouth and starting to speak
Verb
開口する • (kaikō suru) suru (stem 開口し (kaikō shi), past 開口した (kaikō shita))
- open one's mouth (and begin to speak)
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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開口し
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かいこうし
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kaikō shi
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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開口し
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かいこうし
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kaikō shi
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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開口する
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かいこうする
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kaikō suru
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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開口する
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かいこうする
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kaikō suru
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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開口すれ
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かいこうすれ
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kaikō sure
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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開口せよ¹
開口しろ²
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かいこうせよ¹
かいこうしろ²
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kaikō seyo¹
kaikō shiro²
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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開口される
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かいこうされる
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kaikō sareru
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| Causative
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開口させる
開口さす
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かいこうさせる
かいこうさす
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kaikō saseru
kaikō sasu
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| Potential
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開口できる
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かいこうできる
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kaikō dekiru
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| Volitional
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開口しよう
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かいこうしよう
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kaikō shiyō
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| Negative
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開口しない
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かいこうしない
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kaikō shinai
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| Negative continuative
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開口せず
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かいこうせず
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kaikō sezu
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| Formal
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開口します
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かいこうします
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kaikō shimasu
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| Perfective
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開口した
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かいこうした
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kaikō shita
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| Conjunctive
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開口して
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かいこうして
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kaikō shite
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| Hypothetical conditional
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開口すれば
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かいこうすれば
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kaikō sureba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
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