Meaning

Primary

Lipstick

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

A mouth deep red is a deep red you put on your mouth. This is lipstick.

Reading

くちべに
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This uses kun'yomi readings for both of the kanji. You already know this for , but you haven't learned either of the kun'yomi readings for yet, so here's a mnemonic to help you memorize the one you'll need for this vocab:

Your favorite lipstick is one called Benny (べに) by... Benny. There's a guy called Benny that makes really pretty lipstick, he's just not great at naming things, so it's all just Benny.

Context

Context Sentences

口紅をポケットに入れっぱなしにしてたみたいで、乾燥機の中で溶けちゃったのよね。

I left my lipstick in my pocket and it melted in the dryer.

Kanji Composition