かげぐち
Kageguchi
Other forms: 蔭口、影口
陰口 (Kageguchi) is a Japanese noun meaning “malicious gossip, backbiting, speaking ill behind someone's back”.
Meanings
- noun, adjectival nounmalicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
Examples
人の陰口を言ってはいけない。
You should not speak ill of others behind their backs.
彼はいつも父親の陰口を言います。
He always speaks ill of his father behind his back.
他人の陰口をきいてはいけません。
You must not speak ill of others behind their backs.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).