口ぶり・口振り|くちぶりkuchiburi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounway of speaking
   彼かれはまるで何なんでも知しっているかのような口くちぶりだ。↗

   He talks as if he knew everything.
2. nounintimation

• Synonym物言いものいいNeutralAn ordinary word for manner of speaking; it also has a specialized sense — an objection, notably a protest against a sumo referee's call.
• Synonym話し方はなしかたNeutralThe way one talks, as in 「話し方が丁寧だ」. The default for speaking style; unlike 「口ぶり」 it does not stress what the words imply.
• Synonym弁舌べんぜつWrittenWritten/formal: eloquence — the gift of articulate, persuasive speech, as in 「弁舌さわやか」.
• Synonym言いぶりいいぶりNeutralClose to 「口ぶり」 but somewhat less common; 「口ぶり」 centers on what the words imply — the hint or tone they carry.
• Synonym言いよういいようNeutralThe way something is said; often in 「物は言いようだ」. It centers on how you express something, not on what the words hint at.
• Related口前くちまえCasualColloquial and old-fashioned: a way of speaking or characteristic wording, rarely used today.
• Related弁口べんこうWrittenWritten/formal prose and rare: a manner of speaking or tone. In ordinary use say 「口ぶり」 or 「話し方」.
• Related話法わほうWrittenWritten and technical: the art of speaking, and in grammar the rendering of quoted speech (direct vs. indirect).

Use 「口ぶり」 for what someone's words imply — the hint or tone, as in 「知っているような口ぶり」. For speaking style say 「話し方」, for eloquence 「弁舌」, and for how something is phrased 「言いよう」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 言葉ことばを話はなす際さいの様子ようす。話し方はなしかた。