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 139979 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)

荒利益

あらりえき

gross profit

荒隠元

さやいんげん

French beans

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

ごとう

Later Tang dynasty (of China; 923-937)

入唐

にっとう

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