口伝え – vocab dash

口くち伝づたえ

Meanings

Noun

Suru verb

1. oral instruction

2. passing information by word-of-mouth

Noun

3. oral tradition

Kanji used

口mouth 伝transmit

Pitch accent

くちづたえ

Composed of

口くち

mouth; opening; hole; gap; orifice; mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece; gate; …

Noun

伝つたえ

conveying (an intention, meaning, etc.); communicating; getting across; telling; transmitting; (verbal) message; word (from someone); tradition; folklore; legend

Noun

Examples2

その物もの語がたりは世せ代だいから世せ代だいへと口くち伝づたえで伝つたえられてきた。

The story has been passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth.

そのニュースは口くち伝づたえであっという間まに広ひろまった。

The news spread quickly by word of mouth.