無む口くち

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

Describes a person who naturally speaks very little; not necessarily shy or unfriendly, just not talkative. Often used as 無口な人.

Related words· 6

寡か黙もく
寡黙 is a more formal, literary word suggesting dignified, stoic silence, while 無口 simply describes someone who naturally talks little.
口下手くちべた
口下手 describes someone who is poor at expressing themselves verbally (awkward speaker), whereas 無口 just means they speak little regardless of skill.
むっつりN1
無口 is a neutral term for being quiet or taciturn, while むっつり adds a nuance of gloominess or sullenness.
口くちが重おもいN2
無口 describes someone's general personality as quiet or taciturn, while 口が重い often points to a specific reluctance or heaviness in speaking, sometimes just in the moment.

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口くち数かずが少すくないN1
無口 is a noun/adjectival-noun meaning taciturn, whereas 口数が少ない is a descriptive phrase focusing on the small amount a person speaks.
無む言ごんN1
無口 describes a person's habitually quiet personality, while 無言 describes the temporary state of not speaking at a given moment.

Opposites

おしゃべりN3
おしゃべり describes a chatty, talkative person, the direct everyday opposite of 無口.
多た弁べん
多弁 is the formal counterpart to 寡黙/無口, describing someone who talks a great deal.
口くちから先さきに生うまれるN1
無口 describes someone who is quiet and says little, the opposite trait from the chatterbox described by 口から先に生まれる.
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Don't confuse with

大人おとなしいN3
おとなしい describes gentle, mild-mannered behavior in general and can apply to a talkative person, while 無口 specifically means someone speaks very little.
無ぶ愛あい想そうN1
無口 means simply quiet or taciturn by nature, while 無愛想 describes an actively cold or unfriendly manner, not just a lack of talking.