Word Meaning 荒唐

こうとう koutou

荒唐 is read as こうとう (koutou) and means absurd.

Meaning

English

absurd
nonsensical
ridiculous
idiotic
laughable
ludicrous
preposterous

Reading

Kana

こうとう

Romaji

koutou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 141558 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

荒唐無稽

こうとうむけい

absurd

荒廃

こうはい

ruin

荒れ模様

あれもよう

stormy

荒稼ぎ

あらかせぎ

making a killing

荒地野菊

あれちのぎく

flax-leaf fleabane (Conyza bonariensis)

荒壁土

あらかべつち

clay, straw, etc. mix used for rough undercoat of wall

荒れ地を拓く

あれちをひらく

to open up unbroken land

唐

とう

China

後唐

こうとう

Later Tang dynasty (of China; 923-937)

入唐

にっとう

visiting Tang China (esp. of an envoy, monk, or exchange student)

荒野

こうや

wasteland

荒れる

あれる

to become rough (of skin)