閉口 (heikou)
being at a loss, being stumped, being speechless
- JLPT N1
- Pitch 0
- #19255 most frequent
Meaning
閉口 (へいこう, heikou) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “being at a loss, being stumped, being speechless”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 8
店員のあまりのひどい態度に閉口してしまった
I was stunned by the appalling attitude of the shop clerk.
第3問には閉口した.
The third problem beat me.
君のわがままには閉口する。
I'm annoyed at your selfishness.
彼の無神経さには閉口した.
I was annoyed by his insensitivity.
彼はその問題で閉口していた。
He was stumped by the problem.
あのわんぱく小僧のいたずらには閉口する。
That naughty boy annoys me by his pranks.
隣の家の人々は我々が昨夜大騒ぎをしたので閉口した。
The people next door were annoyed with us for making so much noise last night.
今度の新入社員は揃いも揃って注意力が散漫で、仕事がミスだらけで全く閉口する。
This year's freshly inducted employees are, to a man, lacking in concentration, and their sloppy work leaves me speechless.