What does 人の口には戸が立てられない mean in Japanese?

人の口には戸が立てられない (hitonokuchinihatogataterarenai) means "you can't control what people say, you can't stop rumours (rumors)" in Japanese.

How do you read and pronounce 人の口には戸が立てられない?

人の口には戸が立てられない is read as "hitonokuchinihatogataterarenai" in romaji. Practice pronunciation with the built-in audio trainer on Nihoner.

How do you use 人の口には戸が立てられない in a sentence?

Example: とても人の口には戸が立てられないですね。 Drop い to get the stem: add くない (negative), かった (past), くて (te-form).

What kanji are in 人の口には戸が立てられない?

人の口には戸が立てられない contains the kanji: 人 and 口 and 戸 and 立. Each character's stroke order, readings, and meanings are broken down on this page.

人の口には戸が立てられない – Japanese Meaning, Romaji Reading & AI Pronunciation Practice

人の口には戸が立てられない

hitonokuchinihatogataterarenai

you can't control what people say, you can't stop rumours (rumors)

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hitonokuchinihatogataterarenai you can't control what people say, you can't stop rumours (rumors)

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Kanji Breakdown

人

Person

On: じん,にん Kun: ひと,-り,-と

2 strokes N5

口

Mouth

On: こう,く Kun: くち

3 strokes N4

戸

Door, Counter For Houses, Door Radical (no. 63)

On: こ Kun: と

4 strokes N2

立

Stand Up, Rise, Set Up, Erect

On: りつ,りゅう,りっとる Kun: た.つ,-た.つ,た.ち-,た.てる,-た.てる,た.て-,たて-,-た.て,-だ.て,-だ.てる

5 strokes N4

How to Use This Word

I-adjective (い形容詞)

Pattern

人の口には戸が立てられない → 人の口には戸が立てられなくない → 人の口には戸が立てられなかった → 人の口には戸が立てられなくて

💡 Drop い to get the stem: add くない (negative), かった (past), くて (te-form).

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とても人の口には戸が立てられないですね。

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