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Japanese symbol for “spoken”

Romaji: koutou
oral; verbal; spoken; parol

In Japanese, spoken is , read (koutou).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-no, n oral; verbal; spoken; parol

Kanji and stroke order

mouth
on: コウ、ク
kun: くち
3 strokes · JLPT 4
head, counter for large animals
on: トウ、ズ、ト
kun: あたま、かしら、-がしら、かぶり
16 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じんこう jinkoupopulation
わるぐち waruguchi(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing
まどぐち madoguchicounter; window; teller window
でぐち deguchiexit; way out
いりぐち iriguchientrance; entry; gate
こうざ kouzaaccount (e.g. bank)
ぼうとう boutoubeginning; opening; start
せんとう sentouhead (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead

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.

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