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 (7th, N1)
place, left village radical - 2 stroke form (no. 170)
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)