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くち

な adjectiveadjective (generic)noun taking the genitive case particle のnounnoun (generic)

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Meanings

taciturn, reticent, quiet, silent, untalkative

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かれ無口むくちひとで、会議かいぎでもほとんど発言はつげんしない。

He is a taciturn person and hardly speaks even in meetings.

無口むくちどもだったが、大人おとなになってから社交的しゃこうてきになった。

She was a quiet child, but became sociable after growing up.

ちち無口むくち感情かんじょうをあまりおもてさない性格せいかくだ。

My father is reticent and rarely shows his emotions outwardly.

彼女かのじょ無口むくちさはつめたさではなく、内向的ないこうてき性質せいしつからくるものだと理解りかいしている。

I understand that her reticence comes not from coldness but from her introverted nature.

長年ながねんった夫婦ふうふほど無口むくちになるというのは、たがいへのふか信頼しんらいあかしなのかもしれない。

The fact that couples who have been together for many years tend to become more silent may be proof of the deep trust they have in each other.