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Kotomora

吃

stammer

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Readings

On'yomi

  • キツ

Kun'yomi

  • ども.る

Meaning

吃 centers on disrupted speech: stammering or stuttering, where words catch and repeat involuntarily.

Most common words using 吃

  • 吃音きつおん

    stammering; stuttering; dysphemia

  • 吃りどもり

    stammer; stutter

  • 吃チー

    forming a chow by picking up a tile discarded by another player

  • 吃るどもる
    N1

    to stammer; to stutter

  • 吃音症きつおんしょう

    stuttering; stammering; dysphemia

  • 吃驚きっきょう

    surprise

  • 小吃シャオチー

    xiaochi (Chinese street food consumed as a light meal or snack)

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Etymology

吃 combines 口 (mouth) with 乞, which likely contributes the sound and may suggest a gasping or catching quality in speech.

Meaning mnemonic

The mouth 口 beside 乞, which looks like a person catching their breath, suggests speech that catches and stammers.

Reading mnemonic

For キツ, imagine a stammering person trying to say 'kits' but getting stuck: kits -> キツ, and the mouth 口 keeps catching.