Word Meaning 口承

こうしょう koushou

口承 is read as こうしょう (koushou) and means passing on by word of mouth.

Meaning

English

  1. passing on by word of mouth
  2. oral tradition

Reading

Kana

こうしょう

Romaji

koushou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 87110 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

口承文学

こうしょうぶんがく

oral literature

口承文芸

こうしょうぶんげい

oral literature

口紅

くちべに

lipstick

口述

こうじゅつ

dictation

口裏

くちうら

divining good or bad luck from listening to someone

口角

こうかく

corners of the mouth

口三味線

くちじゃみせん

humming a samisen tune

口無し

くちなし

non-functional mouth

口述書

こうじゅつしょ

affidavit

口減らし

くちべらし

reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)

口述権

こうじゅつけん

public recitation right (e.g. reciting a poem in a bookstore)