語呂

Japanese

Kanji in this term
語	呂
ご Grade: 2	ろ Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
語路

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ごろ [gòró] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
IPA^(key): [ɡo̞ɾo̞]

Noun

語(ご)呂(ろ) • (goro)

the ring/sound/feel of an expression/word
Synonym: 響き (hibiki)

語呂(ごろ)が悪(わる)い
goro ga warui
(a phrase has) a terrible ring to it
mnemonic by homophony or sound similarity

Derived terms

語呂合(ごろあ)わせ (goroawase)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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