Kuchidome

Other forms:

口止め (Kuchidome) is a Japanese noun meaning “forbidding mentioning (something to others), imposing silence (on), ordering (someone) to keep quiet, muzzling (someone)”.

Meanings

  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbforbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; muzzling (someone); gagging; hushing up
  2. nounhush money

Kanji in 口止め

mouthstop

Related words

to stopto stop (an activity)to stopmouthto stop (moving)to remainfrustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice)prohibitionto stop (doing)interruptionmouthfulaccount (e.g. bank)