語呂合わせ

Japanese
Kanji in this term
語 呂 合
ご
Grade: 2		 ろ
Grade: S		 あ
Grade: 2
on’yomi kun’yomi

Etymology

語呂(ごろ) (goro, “sound of an expression or word”) + 合(あ)わせ (awase, “joining together”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ごろあ​わせ [gòróáꜜwàsè] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2][3]
  • IPA(key): [ɡo̞ɾo̞a̠ɰᵝa̠se̞]

Noun

語(ご)呂(ろ)合(あ)わせ • (goroawase) ←ごろあはせ (goroafase)?

  1. pun, play on words
    Synonyms: 駄洒落 (dajare), 地口 (jiguchi), 口合い (kuchiai)
    Hypernyms: 洒落 (share), 冗談 (jōdan)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 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
  3. 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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