たらこ唇くちびる

Written forms

• たらこ唇くちびる

  Most common spelling; uses hiragana for たらこ and kanji for 唇.

• タラコ唇くちびる

  Katakana variant for たらこ; less common but seen in casual writing.

• 鱈たら子こ唇くちびる

  Full kanji spelling; rarely used and may be difficult to read.

• タラコくちびる

Kanji

• 唇lips
• 鱈codfish, (kokuji)
• 子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Similar words

• 厚あつい唇くちびる

  More neutral and descriptive term for thick lips, without the playful cod roe comparison.

• たらこ

  Cod roe; the food item that gives this expression its visual metaphor.

Etymology

Compound of たらこ (cod roe) and 唇 (lips), from the resemblance of full, plump lips to cod roe.