こう
口
じょう
上

noun

  1. vocal message, speech, statement.
  2. prolog at the start of a kabuki performance.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
こう
口
じょう
上
 口上 こうじょう ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
above, up
ジョウ　うえ　あ.げる (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)