No. 4,372 in Japanese
口頭
Oral; verbal.
In a sentence
彼は口頭でその事実を述べた。
He stated the fact orally.
In this sentence, '口頭' (こうとう, koutou) is used as an adjective meaning 'oral' or 'spoken', describing the mode of conveying information, as opposed to written communication.
私たちの試験は口頭試問です。
Our examination is an oral test.
Here, '口頭' is used as a prefix to describe the examination ('試問', shimmon) as being conducted verbally.
口頭で契約内容を確認しました。
The contract details were confirmed orally.
In this instance, '口頭' specifies that the confirmation of the contract details was done through spoken communication rather than in writing.
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