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口をついて出る (くちをついてでる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

口くちをついて出でる

also: くちからついてでる

Meanings

1

expression, ichidan verb

slip out; say unintentionally

Used when a remark or comment comes out of one's mouth without thinking, often in surprise or carelessness.

思おもわず本ほん音ねが口くちをついて出でた。
My true feelings slipped out unintentionally.
彼かれは怒いかりで、つい暴ぼう言げんが口くち

を

つい

て

出で

て

しまっ

た

。

In his anger, abusive words inadvertently slipped out of his mouth.

2

expression, ichidan verb

pour out; flow freely; rush out

Describes words flowing out smoothly and abundantly, often in an emotional or eloquent manner.

彼かの女じょの口くちからは感かん謝しゃの言こと葉ばが次つぎ々つぎと口くちをついて出でた。
Words of gratitude poured from her lips one after another.
興こう奮ふんして、話はなしたいことが口くちをついて出でてきた。
Overcome with excitement, the things I wanted to say rushed out of my mouth.

Written forms

口くちをついて出でる
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
口くちを突ついて出でる
Alternative kanji for つく; slightly less common.
口くちを衝ついて出でる
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; 衝 is not commonly used here.
口くちからついて出でる
Search-only variant with から.
口くちから突ついて出でる
Search-only variant with から and 突.

Kanji

口mouth
出exit, leave, go out
突stab, protruding, thrust
衝

Similar words

口くちが滑すべる
口が滑る also means to let something slip, but emphasizes a careless mistake, while 口をついて出る focuses on the spontaneous, unintentional emergence of words.
思おもわず口くちにする
思わず口にする is a more general phrase for saying something without thinking, while 口をついて出る is more vivid and often implies words flowing out naturally.

Etymology

The phrase combines 口 (mouth), つく (here meaning to touch or be attached, written つく or 突く), and 出る (to come out). The image is of words touching the mouth and then emerging. The exact origin is uncertain, but it is a natural Japanese expression.

collide, brunt, highway