掛詞

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
か(け)
Grade: S
ことば
Grade: 6
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
掛け詞 (less common)
懸け詞 (less common)
懸詞
 掛詞 on Japanese Wikipedia
 kakekotoba on Wikipedia

Etymology

From () (kake, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb ()ける (kakeru).) + (ことば) (kotoba, word).

Pronunciation

Noun

(かけ)(ことば) (kakekotoba

  1. pivot word, a form of homophonic play on words used in traditional Japanese poetry}}

References

  1. ^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN