閉口 (へいこう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

閉口 (へいこう) means be at a loss / speechless.

See example sentences below.

閉口 at a glance

閉口

へいこうheikou

N1verb

be at a loss / speechless

閉口へいこうheikouN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

be at a loss / speechless

Example 1

彼の冗談にみんな閉口した。

Translation

Everyone was speechless at his joke.

Example 2

難しい質問に閉口してしまった。

Translation

I was at a loss with the difficult question.