Word Meaning 通り言葉

とおりことば toorikotoba

通り言葉 is read as とおりことば (toorikotoba) and means common word.

Meaning

English

  1. common word
  2. common phrase
  3. everyday expression
  4. byword
  5. jargon
  6. lingo
  7. argot
  8. cant

Reading

Kana

とおりことば

Romaji

toorikotoba

Writing Variants

  • とおり言葉 とおりことば toorikotoba

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 62044 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

言葉通り

ことばどおり

as stated

通常葉書

つうじょうはがき

regular postcard

言葉

けとば

language

話し言葉

はなしことば

spoken language

書き言葉

かきことば

written word

合言葉

あいことば

motto

花言葉

はなことば

language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love)

お国言葉

おくにことば

local dialect

山の手言葉

やまのてことば

the refined speech of the uptown residents of Tokyo

さ入れ言葉

さいれことば

sa-added word (i.e. causative forms with an extra 'sa' like 'ikasaseru' for 'iku')

流行言葉

はやりことば

buzzword