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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

口くちずさむ

N1
くちずさむ kuchizusamu
  1. to hum something
  2. to sing to oneself
godan verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

哼唱

Examples

  • 母ははは台だい所どころでせっせと料りょう理りしながら歌うたを口くちずさんでいた。
    Mother hummed to herself as she went about her cooking in the kitchen.
    母亲在厨房忙着做饭,一边哼着歌。
  • 好きな歌を口ずさむ。
    Hum a favorite song.
    哼唱喜欢的歌。
  • 彼は歩きながら曲を口ずさんだ。
    He hummed a tune while walking.
    他一边走一边哼曲子。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('11ad69064c'); // 口ずさむ
{
  "id": "11ad69064c",
  "word": "口ずさむ",
  "reading": "くちずさむ",
  "romaji": "kuchizusamu",
  "meanings": [
    "to hum something",
    "to sing to oneself"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "v5m",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1275720,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "母は台所でせっせと料理しながら歌を口ずさんでいた。",
      "furigana": "{母|はは}は{台所|だいどころ}でせっせと{料理|りょうり}しながら{歌|うた}を{口|くち}ずさんでいた。",
      "en": "Mother hummed to herself as she went about her cooking in the kitchen.",
      "tatoeba_id": 82898
    },
    {
      "ja": "好きな歌を口ずさむ。",
      "en": "Hum a favorite song."
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼は歩きながら曲を口ずさんだ。",
      "en": "He hummed a tune while walking."
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "15237bb17278ece17c6e0f9c7b0089f6845598fc21c1feb942014aea71f4c6b7",
    "meanings": [
      "哼唱"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "母は台所でせっせと料理しながら歌を口ずさんでいた。",
        "zh": "母亲在厨房忙着做饭,一边哼着歌。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "好きな歌を口ずさむ。",
        "zh": "哼唱喜欢的歌。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼は歩きながら曲を口ずさんだ。",
        "zh": "他一边走一边哼曲子。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/11ad69064c",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1275720; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "49e81c6cedf8d54882af5252364b89dd425bf6784c9f9d18a346e02a0eee8ce4",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}