Heikou

JLPT N1

閉口 (Heikou) is a Japanese suru verb meaning “to be stumped, to be at a loss, to be at one's wits' end, to be nonplussed”.

Meanings

  1. suru verb, intransitive verb, noun, na-adjectiveto be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be nonplussed
  2. suru verb, intransitive verb, noun, na-adjectiveto be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear; to be annoyed

Examples

  • I'm annoyed at your selfishness.

  • He was stumped by the problem.

  • That naughty boy annoys me by his pranks.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 閉口

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