I think I've found my new favorite Japanese word...
I think I've found my new favorite Japanese word...
口寂しい
口 'mouth'
寂 'loneliness'
#nihongo #Japanese #日本語 #language #etymology #kanji
From:
https://jisho.org/search/%E5%8F%A3%E5%AF%82%E3%81%97%E3%81%84
@melanyabelta @BlippyTheWonderSlug
The Jisho.org entry has the bit about craving cigarettes, which is the definition I first heard that expression. There was some pop singer (Masaharu Fukuyama, I think?) who'd quit smoking and went on to promote chewing gum to soothe the mouth loneliness of not having a cigarette.