Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 口語(こうご) in Japanese

口語
Kana Reading
こうご
Romaji
kōgo
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    spoken language
    Example sentence
    口語的な話し方が日常会話では使われている。 Colloquial speech is used in everyday conversation.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    literary style based on (modern) spoken language

Examples of 口語, こうご in a sentence

Kanji in this word

語 JLPT 5

14 strokes

word, speech, language

On'Yomi: ゴ

Kun'Yomi: かた.る, かた.らう

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口 JLPT 5

3 strokes

mouth

On'Yomi: コウ, ク

Kun'Yomi: くち

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