口述

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 口述, read こうじゅつ, means presenting an account orally rather than writing it.
• Basic usage: In 祖父が口述した昔話を孫が書き留めた。, the grandfather tells old stories and the grandchild writes them down.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Giving and recording an account
  • 口述した describes the speaker's action, while 書き留めた describes the recorder's action. Even when dictation is involved, the oral account is the spoken part of the process.