Word Meaning 口上

こうじょう koujou

口上 is read as こうじょう (koujou) and means prologue at the start of a kabuki performance.

Meaning

English

  1. prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
  2. vocal message
  3. speech
  4. statement

Reading

Kana

こうじょう

Romaji

koujou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 6 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 15608 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

口上書

こうじょうがき

verbal note (notes verbale)

新口動物上門

しんこうどうぶつじょうもん

Deuterostomia (superphylum of animals)

くち

counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), stove burners, and swords

口先

くちさき

lip service

口コミ

くちこみ

word of mouth

口語

こうご

(modern) spoken Japanese

口出し

くちだし

interference

口止め

くちどめ

hush money

口走る

くちばしる

to blurt out

口ごもる

くちごもる

to hesitate to say

口々に

くちぐちに

each and every person (saying)

口答え

くちごたえ

retort