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[かげ()·ぐち()]
kageguchi
noun, no adjective

Alternate Written Forms:

[かげ()·ぐち()]
kageguchi
[かげ()·ぐち()]
kageguchi
Irregular Kanji

Root Words:

[かげ() + くち()]
kage + kuchi

English Meaning(s) for 陰口

noun, no adjective
  1. malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back

Meanings for each kanji in 陰口

» shade; yin; negative; sex organs; secret; shadow
» mouth

Stroke Order Diagrams for 陰口

Sample Sentences for 陰口

If you have a bone to pick with a person, tell it to his face instead of saying things behind his back.
Nobody likes being spoken ill of behind his back.
He always speaks ill of his father behind his back.
Don't talk about people behind their backs.
If you have a bone to pick with a person, tell it to his face instead of saying things behind his back.

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