Japanese symbol for “oral”
口頭
こうとう
Romaji: koutou
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
In Japanese, oral is 口頭, read こうとう (koutou).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n oral; verbal; spoken; parol
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “oral”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 口内 | こうない kounai | oral; in the mouth |
| 経口 | けいこう keikou | taken by mouth; passed into the body via the mouth; oral |
| オーラル | オーラル ooraru | oral |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人口 | じんこう jinkou | population |
| 悪口 | わるぐち waruguchi | (verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing |
| 窓口 | まどぐち madoguchi | counter; window; teller window |
| 出口 | でぐち deguchi | exit; way out |
| 入り口 | いりぐち iriguchi | entrance; entry; gate |
| 口座 | こうざ kouza | account (e.g. bank) |
| 冒頭 | ぼうとう boutou | beginning; opening; start |
| 先頭 | せんとう sentou | head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead |
See also: Chinese symbol for “oral”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.