Lingaku- determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speechesp. 口裏
- divining good or bad luck from listening to someonearchaismesp. 口占
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech
- divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
This usage refers to understanding what someone really means or intends, often beyond their literal words, by analyzing their tone, body language, or the context of their speech.
From the way he speaks, you can understand what he really thinks.
This meaning relates to the traditional practice of interpreting someone's speech or tone as a sign of fortune or misfortune, often in a more superstitious or cultural context.
Generated collocations (experimental)
くちうらをあわせる口裏を合わせるto coordinate one's storyくちうら口裏をよむ読むto read between the linesくちうら口裏をとる取るto determine someone's true intentionsくちうら口裏をさぐる探るto probe into someone's true feelingsくちうら口裏があわない合わないto have conflicting storiesくちうら口裏をみぬく見抜くto see through someone's wordsくちうら口裏をつかう使うto use deceptive wordsすこやか健やかなくちうら口裏a fortuitous way of speakingくちうら口裏をきく聞くto listen for hidden meaningsくちうら口裏からうん運をうらなう占うto divine luck from speech