noun

  1. spoken language, colloquial speech.
  2. (modern) spoken Japanese, written style based on (modern) spoken Japanese.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
口語 こうご

Contained Kanji Breakdown

mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
word, speech, language
ゴ かた.る (2nd, N5)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
I, my, our
われ わが- あ- (Kentei Pre-1)
five
ゴ い いつ (1st, N5)