舌

Meanings

tongue, reed, clapper

ES: lengua

Common words

• 舌戦ぜっせんwar of words
• 毒舌どくぜつwicked tongue, sharp tongue, abusive language
• 猫舌ねこじたdislike of very hot food or drink, inability to take hot food, cat tongue
• 弁舌べんぜつspeech, eloquence, manner of speaking, manner of expression
• 舌打ちしたうちclicking one's tongue, tut-tut
• 二枚舌にまいじたdouble-dealing, duplicity, equivocation, double-tongued

Example sentences

• 彼かれは熱あついお茶ちゃで舌したをやけどした。

  He scalded his tongue on the hot tea.

  Se quemó la lengua con el té caliente.

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• コーヒーは舌したが焼やけるほど熱あつかった。

  The coffee was so hot that I nearly burned my tongue.

  El café estaba tan caliente que casi me quemé la lengua.

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