tongue

(thousand) + (mouth/small box radical)
★★★★☆
6 strokes

Onyomi

ZETSU

Mnemonic

A thousand mouths speak with one tongue, and they all say:"Led ZEP'S TOO old-fashioned. Let's listen to something more cool, like Oasis." Okay, maybe not a thousand. Maybe, like three.

Kunyomi

した tongue
★★★★★

Jukugo

猫舌(ねこじた)

no hot food for me! ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN
(cat) + (tongue) = 猫舌 (no hot food for me!)

someone who doesn't like hot (like oven-hot, not spicy) food.

毒舌(どくぜつ)

sharp-tongued ★☆☆☆☆
(poison/ addict) + (tongue) = 毒舌 (sharp-tongued)

'poison tongue' - in English, we'd say a sharp tongue

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