口ずさむ
N1くちずさむ kuchizusamu
- to hum something
- to sing to oneself
godan verbtransitive
Chinese meanings
哼唱
Examples
- 母は台所でせっせと料理しながら歌を口ずさんでいた。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"
}
}