flute mouthpiece; blowhole
Refers to the opening on a flute or similar wind instrument where the player blows. Also used for the blowhole of a shakuhachi or other Japanese flutes.
poetic style; manner of singing
Describes the style or manner in which a poem or song is composed or performed. Often used in classical or literary contexts.
You place your lips against the shakuhachi's mouthpiece to produce sound.
This poet's style has the elegance of the Heian period.
Compound of 歌 (uta, 'song') and 口 (kuchi, 'mouth'). The mouthpiece sense is a straightforward extension of 'mouth' to the part of an instrument that is blown into. The poetic style sense likely derives from the idea of the 'mouth' through which a song emerges.