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Zach

閉口

Reading

Kana: へいこう
Romaji: heikou
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Definitions

vs
1

dumbfounded; stumped; at one's wits' end; nonplussed

2

annoyed

Kanji

Readings: ヘイ、 と.じる、 と.ざす、 し.める、 し.まる、 た.てる
Meanings: closed, shut
Readings: コウ、 ク、 くち
Meaning: mouth

Example Sentences

(きみ)のわがままには閉口(へいこう)する。
➥I'm annoyed at your selfishness.
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あのわんぱく小僧(こぞう)のいたずらには閉口(へいこう)する。
➥That naughty boy annoys me by his pranks.
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(かれ)はその問題(もんだい)閉口(へいこう)していた。
➥He was stumped by the problem.
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(となり)(いえ)人々(ひとびと)我々(われわれ)昨夜(さくや)大騒(おおさわ)ぎをしたので閉口(へいこう)した。
➥The people next door were annoyed with us for making so much noise last night.
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