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口授 (くうじゅ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
oral instruction ; oral teaching ; oral method
Refers to teaching or transmitting knowledge by spoken word, often in contrast to written or practical instruction. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to instruct orally'.
師し
匠しょう
は
弟で
子し
に
秘ひ
伝でん
を
口授くうじゅ
し
た
。
The master orally transmitted the secret teachings to his disciple.
Similar words 口く 伝でん 口伝 also means oral transmission, but often implies a more formal or traditional handing down of secrets or teachings, whereas 口授 can be used for any oral instruction.
口こう 頭とう 口頭 means 'oral' as in spoken rather than written, but is an adjective (e.g., 口頭試験 oral exam), not a noun for the act of instructing.
Etymology Compound of 口 (mouth, oral) and 授 (impart, grant). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used in Japanese to mean oral instruction since at least the Edo period.
