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JLPT N1 · Noun

口頭 (koutou)

口頭 (こうとう, koutou) is a Japanese noun meaning “oral; verbal”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
こうとう
Romaji
koutou
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. oral; verbal; spoken; parol · noun taking の, noun

Example sentences

刑事はその場で彼の口頭証言を書き取った。
The detective took down his oral testimony on the spot.
Tatoeba #176640

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 口頭

口
mouthコウ・ク・くち · 3 strokes
頭
head, counter for large animalsトウ・ズ・あたま・かしら · 16 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 口頭.

口くちmouth入口いりぐちentrance出口でぐちexit人口じんこうpopulation利口りこうclever悪口わるくち(verbal) abuse裏口うらぐちbackdoor口紅くちべにlipstick口実こうじつexcuse蛇口じゃぐちfaucet早口はやくちfast-talking窓口まどぐちcounter出入口でいりぐちexit and entrance出入り口でいりぐちexit and entrance

Source: JMdict entry 1276710 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.