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January 9, 2018

My Mouth is Heavy! Not Saying Much with Japanese Idiom 口が重い

Japanese Idiom Lesson:

くちおも
This is used when someone speaks only a little or is very quiet.


The antonym of this expression is くちかるい。 One’s mouth is light.


This idiom literally means, “mouth is heavy.” A heavy mouth doesn’t say much.


佐藤さとうさんは、くちおもいので、デートちゅうなにもはなしませんでした。  
Because Sato is naturally quiet, she didn’t say anything during her date.

佐藤さとう—Sato (a Japanese last name)
は—[topic particle] (written with hiragana は but pronounced わ when used as a particle.)
ので—therefore; because
デートちゅう—during a date
なにも—nothing; not at all
はなしませんでした—didn’t speak


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