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口弁 (こうべん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

口こう弁べん

Meanings

1

noun

eloquence; oratory

rare term

Rare term for skillful, persuasive speech. More common synonyms are 雄弁 (ゆうべん) or 能弁 (のうべん).

彼かれの口こう弁べんは聴ちょう衆しゅうを魅み了りょうした。
His eloquence captivated the audience.

Written forms

口こう弁べん
Standard modern kanji form.
口こう辯べん
out-dated kanji form
Out-dated kanji variant using 辯.

Kanji

口mouth
弁valve, petal, braid
辯

speech, dialect

Similar words

雄ゆう弁べん
雄弁 is the common word for eloquence or powerful speech; 口弁 is a rare synonym.
能のう弁べん
能弁 also means eloquence and is more common than 口弁.

Etymology

Compound of 口 (mouth, speech) and 弁 (speech, dialect). The exact historical derivation is uncertain.