かげ
陰
ぐち
口

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. malicious gossip, backbiting, speaking ill behind someone's back.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かげ
陰
ぐち
口
 陰口 かげぐち ✔
かげ
蔭
ぐち
口
 蔭口 かげぐち
かげ
影
ぐち
口
 影口 かげぐち

Contained Kanji Breakdown

shade, yin, negative
かげ　イン (Early Jr. High, N1)
place, left village radical - 2 stroke form (no. 170), mound
こざと
shade, (陰 variant)
イン　かげ
now
いま　コン　キン (2nd, N5)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ　あつまる
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
fu
say
ウン　い.う　ここに (Kentei Pre-1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)