Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 が 舌した に 合あ う to suit one's taste/palate
This soup suits my taste.
舌した がしびれる one's tongue goes numb (e.g. from spicy food)
It was so spicy my tongue went numb.
舌した を 火傷やけど する to burn one's tongue
I burned my tongue on the hot tea.
舌した の 上うえ で 溶と ける to melt on one's tongue
This chocolate melts on your tongue.
Expressions· 12 舌した の 根ね base of the tongue; root of the tongue 舌した が 回まわ る be talkative; have a glib tongue; speak fluently 舌した を 出だ す stick out one's tongue · ridicule behind one's back; laugh at someone secretly 舌した を 巻ま く be astonished; be amazed; be deeply impressed Show 3 more Show fewer 舌した が 肥こ える have a discriminating palate; be particular about food 舌した がもつれる slur one's words; speak unclearly; lisp See all 12 in Explore →
Related words 舌 is the standard, neutral word for the tongue, while ベロ is a casual, often childlike term used in everyday speech.
Word family· 30 clicking one's tongue; tut-tut · smacking one's lips with relish
tip of the tongue
double-dealing; duplicity; speaking with a forked tongue
unclear speech; poor enunciation · poorly expressed; inadequate explanation
dislike of hot food/drink; inability to eat/drink hot things; cat tongue
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smacking one's lips; lip-smacking
licking one's lips (at food) · licking one's lips (in anticipation); eagerly waiting
kanji 'tongue' radical at left
tongue worm
boastful; arrogant; presumptuous
tongue of a shoe
trilled pronunciation; rolling one's r's
unclear speech; slurred speech
smooth talk; glib tongue; flattery designed to deceive
poor person's taste; unsophisticated palate
red tonguesole
sticking out one's tongue when putting food in one's mouth
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Etymology Native Japanese word. The kanji 舌 is a pictograph of a tongue, used here for its meaning.
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