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Japanese - English Dictionary - Words in Linguistic Communication [口先の言葉]

Linguistic Communication [口先]

Linguistic Communication
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
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[きょう(共)·つう(通)·ご(語)]
kyoutsuugo
noun

English Meanings:

noun
  1. common language; lingua franca
  2. standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
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[こと(言)·ば(葉)]
kotoba
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[ことば(詞)]
kotoba
[ことば(辞)]
kotoba
[けと(言)·ば(葉)]
ketoba
Outdated Reading

English Meanings:

noun
  1. language; dialect
  2. word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark
  3. speech; (manner of) speaking
  4. learning to speak; language acquisition
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[くち(口)]
kuchi
noun, suffix, counter

English Meanings:

noun
  1. mouth
  2. opening; hole; gap; orifice
  3. mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece
  4. gate; door; entrance; exit
  5. speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip)
  6. taste; palate
  7. mouth (to feed)
  8. opening (i.e. vacancy); available position
  9. invitation; summons
  10. kind; sort; type
  11. opening (i.e. beginning)
suffix, counter
  1. counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords
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[く(口)·ぜつ(説)]
kuzetsu
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[く(口)·ぜつ(舌)]
kuzetsu

English Meanings:

noun
  1. lovers' tiff; quarrel between lovers
  2. chattering; idle talk
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[し(死)·ご(語)]
shigo
noun

English Meanings:

noun
  1. dead language; extinct language
  2. obsolete word; word that has become passé
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[し(自)·ぜん(然)·げん(言)·ご(語)]
shizengengo
noun, no adjective

English Meanings:

noun, no adjective
  1. natural language
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[しゅ(手)·わ(話)]
shuwa
noun

English Meanings:

noun
  1. sign language
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[ぼ(母)·ご(語)]
bogo
noun

English Meanings:

noun
  1. mother tongue; native language
  2. protolanguage; parent language
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[よう(用)·ほう(法)]
youhou
noun

English Meanings:

noun
  1. directions; rules of use
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[れん(連)·ぱつ(発)]
renpatsu
noun, suru verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[れん(連)·ぱ·つ]
renpatsu

English Meanings:

noun, suru verb
  1. running continuously; firing in rapid succession
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[こう(口)·ぜつ(舌)]
kouzetsu
noun, no adjective

English Meanings:

noun, no adjective
  1. manner of speaking; way of speaking; intimation; lip service; words
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[げん(言)·じ(辞)]
genji
noun

English Meanings:

noun
  1. language; speech
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[こと(言)·の·は(葉)]
kotonoha
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[こと(言)·の·え(葉)]
kotonoe

English Meanings:

noun
  1. word
  2. waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)
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[もん(文)·ごん(言)]
mongon
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[ぶん(文)·げん(言)]
bungen

English Meanings:

noun
  1. wording (esp. of written text)
  2. classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
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[メタげん(言)·ご(語)]
metagengo
noun, no adjective

English Meanings:

noun, no adjective
  1. metalanguage
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[じ(辞)]
ji
noun

English Meanings:

noun
  1. address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; words
  2. ci (Chinese literary form)
  3. ancillary word
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[もく(目)·ひょう(標)·げん(言)·ご(語)]
mokuhyougengo
noun

English Meanings:

noun
  1. target language; object language
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[し(詞)]
shi
noun

English Meanings:

noun
  1. words; writing; lyrics
  2. ci (form of Chinese poetry)
  3. independent word
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[く(口)]
ku
noun, suffix, counter

Alternate Written Forms:

[こう(口)]
kou

English Meanings:

noun
  1. mouth; speech
suffix, counter
  1. counter for people or implements (usu. こう)
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[げん(原)·し(始)·げん(言)·ご(語)]
genshigengo
noun

English Meanings:

noun
  1. source language
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