Chinese

Adjective

口頭

1. on the mouth; by mouth
2. oral; spoken; verbal

Derived terms

Antonyms

• 書面／书面 (shūmiàn)

Japanese

Noun

口頭 ‎(hiragana こうとう, romaji kōtō)

1. oral
   • 1948, 豊島与志雄, ヘヤーピン一本:

     手紙 (てがみ)が書 (か)けないものだから、口頭 (こうとう)で礼 (れい)を言 (い)いに来 (き)たんだ。

     Tegami ga kakenai mono dakara, kōtō de rei o ii ni kita n da.

     It's something that can't be expressed in a letter, so I came to thank you in person.