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Japanese
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| 合い言葉
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Pronunciation
Noun
合言葉 • (aikotoba) ←あひことば (afikotoba)?
- countersign; watchword; password; a word/code to signal members that are associated with a particular group
- Synonym: パスワード (pasuwādo)
- jargon; a language that is only understood by a certain profession or group
- Synonym: 隠語 (ingo, “cant; argot; cryptolect; slang”)
- Examples of jargon:
- 狩り言葉 (kari kotoba, “hunting language”), 鷹言葉 (taka kotoba, “hawk language”), 船言葉 (funakotoba, “boat/ship language”)
- slogan; catchword; motto; a phrase associated with a certain profession or group
References
- ^ Nihon Kokugo Daijiten Dai-ni-han Henshū I'inkai (日本国語大辞典第二版編集委員会) (2001-2002) 日本国語大辞典 第二版 , Tokyo (東京都): Shōgakukan (小学館), →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN