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[した()]
shita
noun

English Meaning(s) for 舌

noun
  1. tongue
  2. tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

Definition and Synonyms for 舌

Tongue metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
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Tongue the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
Synonyms: , 舌革
Tongue a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
Synonyms: ベロ,
Linguistic Communication a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
Synonyms: ラング, ランゲージ, 口先, 口気, 口説, 国語, 物言い, 物言う, 用語, , , 言いよう, 言い方, 言葉, 言の葉, 言葉遣い, 言詞, 言語, 言辞, ,
Lingual a consonant that is produced with the tongue and other speech organs
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Tongue the tongue of certain animals used as meat
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Meanings for each kanji in 舌

» tongue; reed; clapper

Categories 舌 is a member of

Communication something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
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Flap any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge
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Organ a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
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Articulator a movable speech organ
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Consonant a speech sound that is not a vowel
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Organs edible viscera of a butchered animal
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Striker the part of a mechanical device that strikes something
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Sample Sentences for 舌

Please stick out your tongue.
I bit my tongue.
The dip burned my tongue.
The tongue of a cat feels rough.
A woman's strength is in her tongue.

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