language game with inserted syllables
A wordplay where extra syllables (often し, き, etc.) are inserted into words, creating a coded or playful version. Lists the example やきもち→やしきしもしちし. This is a specific type of 入れ詞 (irekotoba).
See also: 入れ詞
入れ子詞は、言葉遊びの一種で、単語の中に特定の音を挿入して話すものです。
Irekotoba is a type of language game where you insert specific sounds into words.
「やきもち」を入れ子詞にすると「やしきしもしちし」になります。
If you turn 'yakimochi' into irekotoba, it becomes 'yashikishimoshichishi'.
Standard kanji spelling for this term.
Variant kanji spelling using 入 instead of 入れ.
Compound of 入れ子 (ireko, 'nesting' or 'insertion') and 詞 (kotoba, 'word'). The term describes a word game where syllables are nested inside words.