へい
閉
こう
口
とん
頓
しゅ
首

noun, takes する

Messages.yoji.
  1. being at a complete loss as to what to do, being at one's wit's end, being at a loss for an answer.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
へい
閉
こう
口
とん
頓
しゅ
首
 閉口頓首 へいこうとんしゅ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

closed, shut
と.じる　ヘイ　し.める (6th, N3)
gate, counter for cannons
モン　かど　と (2nd, N2)
genius, years old, cubic shaku
サイ (2nd, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
suddenly, immediately, in a hurry
トン　とん.と　とみ.に (11th)
barracks, police station, camp
トン　たむろ (9th, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
left hand, old grass radical (no. 45)
テツ　サ　ひだりて (Kentei 1)
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン (Kentei 1)
page, leaf
ケツ　ぺえじ　おおがい (Kentei Pre-1)
neck(首) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
neck, counter for songs and poems
くび　シュ　おびと (2nd, N3)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)