くちばし

beak, bill

What does mean?

is a Japanese noun meaning beak, bill in English. It is written as in kanji, くちばし in hiragana, and kuchibashi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

きつつきは、長く尖ったくちばしで、木の幹をつついて、中にいる虫を食べます。

Woodpeckers peck tree trunks with their long pointed beaks and eat insects found there.