飲のみ口くち

noun

taste (of a liquid, esp. alcohol)

Only with reading のみくち

Refers to the flavor or drinking quality of a beverage, especially alcoholic drinks. Usually read のみくち.

• この日本にほん酒しゅは飲のみ口くちがすっきりしている。

  This sake has a clean, crisp taste.

noun

someone who enjoys alcohol; drinker

Describes a person who likes to drink, often used in a light or colloquial way.

• 彼かれはなかなかの飲のみ口くちだ。

  He's quite a drinker.

noun

rim of a cup where one drinks; mouth shape when drinking

Can refer to the part of a cup or glass that touches the lips, or the way one's mouth looks while drinking. These nuances are closely related and often context-dependent.

• カップの飲のみ口くちに口くち紅べにがついた。

  Lipstick got on the rim of the cup.

• 彼かの女じょの飲のみ口くちがとても上じょう品ひんだ。

  The way she drinks is very elegant.

noun

tap; faucet; spigot

Only with reading のみぐち

Refers to a water tap or faucet. Usually read のみぐち.

• 台だい所どころの飲のみ口ぐちから水みずが漏もれている。

  Water is leaking from the kitchen faucet.