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口止め (くちどめ) — forbidding mentioning (something to others) · Nihongo Circle

口止め

くちどめ

nountransitive 他動詞

Meanings

1forbidding mentioning (something to others)
2imposing silence (on)
3ordering (someone) to keep quiet
4hush money

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Kanji in this word

口Mouth3 strokes 止Stop, Halt4 strokes

Full entry on Jisho