口述|こうじゅつkoujutsu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- suru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectivedictation; verbal statement
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 口述する（こうじゅつする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 口述します（こうじゅつします） |
| Negative (nai) | 口述しない（こうじゅつしない） |
| polite (masen) | 口述しません（こうじゅつしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 口述せず・口述せぬ（こうじゅつせず・こうじゅつせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 口述した（こうじゅつした） |
| polite (mashita) | 口述しました（こうじゅつしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 口述しなかった（こうじゅつしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 口述しませんでした（こうじゅつしませんでした） |
| Te form | 口述して（こうじゅつして） |
| Potential | 口述できる（こうじゅつできる） |
| Passive | 口述される（こうじゅつされる） |
| Causative | 口述させる（こうじゅつさせる） |
| Causative passive | 口述させられる（こうじゅつさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 口述すれば（こうじゅつすれば） |
| tara | 口述したら（こうじゅつしたら） |
| Volitional | 口述しよう（こうじゅつしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 口述しましょう（こうじゅつしましょう） |
| Imperative | 口述しろ（こうじゅつしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym語るかたるNeutralNeutral verb. Telling or narrating, as in 「体験を語る」, with a storytelling flavor; 「口述」 is plain stating aloud, e.g. for dictation.
- Synonym物語るものがたるNeutralNeutral verb. Telling a story or account, and also 'to show, to prove', as in 「事実を物語る」 — a use 「口述」 never has.
- Related陳述ちんじゅつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Stating opinions or giving an account, as in 「意見陳述」; often legal. 「口述」 stresses the oral rather than written mode.
- Related話はなしNeutralNeutral. Talk, chat or a topic; the most common everyday word, with a much broader range than 「口述」.
- Related申し立てもうしたてWrittenWritten/formal prose. Formally raising a claim or objection, as in 「異議申し立て」; legal in flavor, not just saying something aloud.
- Related声明せいめいFormalFormal. Issuing a public declaration; official in flavor, with the emphasis on making something public — 「口述」 is simply stating aloud.
- Related話すはなすNeutralNeutral verb for talking or telling; the everyday default. Unlike 「口述」, it does not frame the act as spoken rather than written.
- Related言明げんめいFormalFormal. Declaring something clearly and explicitly, close to 「明言」; 「口述」 just means stating something orally.
- Related申告しんこくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Reporting or filing with an authority, as in 「確定申告」; administrative in flavor, not about stating anything aloud.
- Related発言はつげんNeutralNeutral. Voicing an opinion or a remark made, in meetings, interviews or daily life, as in 「不用意な発言」; about views, not dictation.
- Related口授くうじゅWrittenWritten/formal prose. Oral instruction — passing on skills or learning by word of mouth, with a master-to-disciple nuance; not about making statements.
- Related言説げんせつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Remarks or discourse; academic in flavor, referring to what is expressed rather than the act of stating it aloud.
- Antonym筆記ひっきNeutralNeutral. Writing things down or taking notes; the written counterpart that stands opposite to oral 「口述」.
- Antonym筆述WrittenWritten/formal prose and fairly rare. Stating something in writing; the direct opposite of oral 「口述」.
Use 「口述」 for oral statements or dictation, as in 「口述試験」「口述筆記」. Legal statements take 「陳述」, everyday talk 「話す」, recounting experiences 「語る」, voicing opinions 「発言」, written notes 「筆記」. 「口授」 is oral teaching, 「申し立て」 a formal legal claim, 「声明」 an official declaration, 「言明」 an explicit one, 「申告」 filing with authorities, 「物語る」 narrating or proving, 「筆述」 the written opposite.
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