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身八つ口
身八つ口
身八口
Reading
Kana:
みやつぐち
Romaji:
miyatsuguchi
Kana
Romaji
Definition
noun
1
small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing for women and children (e.g. kimono, yukata) (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)
Kanji
身
Readings:
シン、 み
Meanings:
somebody, person, one's station in life
八
Readings:
ハチ、 や、 や.つ、 やっ.つ、 よう
Meanings:
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
口
Readings:
コウ、 ク、 くち
Meaning:
mouth