tongue, reed, clapper

Radicals

Common words

• 弁舌【べんぜつ】
  speech, eloquence, manner of speaking, manner of expression
• 舌戦【ぜっせん】
  war of words
• 毒舌【どくぜつ】
  wicked tongue, sharp tongue, abusive language
• 二枚舌【にまいじた】
  double-dealing, duplicity, equivocation, double-tongued
• 筆舌【ひつぜつ】
  written and spoken words, description
• 舌足らず【したたらず】
  lisping, poorly expressed, unclear (wording), imprecise (expression), inadequate (explanation)
• 舌打ち【したうち】
  clicking one's tongue, tut-tut, smacking one's lips (with relish)
• 舌鼓【したつづみ】
  smacking one's lips (over food)
• 舌触り【したざわり】
  feel on the tongue (of food or drink), texture