口こう語ご体たい

noun

colloquial style; written style based on spoken language

Linguistic term contrasting with 文語体 (literary/classical style). Refers to a written style that reflects modern spoken Japanese.

See also: 文語体

• 明めい治じ時じ代だい以い降こう、文ぶん学がく作さく品ひんは文ぶん語ご体たいから口こう語ご体たいへと移い行こうした。

  From the Meiji period onward, literary works shifted from a classical written style to a colloquial written style.

• この小しょう説せつは口こう語ご体たいで書かかれているので読よみやすい。

  This novel is written in a colloquial style, so it's easy to read.