口語体（こうごたい）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: colloquial/spoken style
Example sentences
- 今の文章は口語体が中心だ。 — Modern writing is mainly in the colloquial style.
- 口語体で親しみやすく書く。 — She writes in the colloquial style to make it approachable.
Related words
See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “口語体” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)