合あい言こと葉ば

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

password; watchword

A secret word or phrase used for identification, often in military, security, or playful contexts.

A shared phrase expressing a group's guiding principle or campaign message.

〈人ひと〉と合あい言こと葉ばを決きめるto decide on a password with someone
友とも達だちと合あい言こと葉ばを決きめて秘ひ密みつ基き地ちに入はいった。
We decided on a password with friends and entered the secret hideout.
〈事こと〉を合あい言こと葉ばにするto adopt something as one's motto or rallying phrase
「安あん全ぜん第だい一いち」を合あい言こと葉ばに工こう事じを進すすめている。
We're carrying out the construction with 'safety first' as our motto.
合あい言こと葉ばを使つかうto use a password (to identify a friend or ally)
兵へい士したちは合あい言こと葉ばを使つかって味み方かたを確かく認にんした。
The soldiers used a password to confirm who their allies were.
〈事こと〉を合あい言こと葉ばに〈動どう詞し〉to do something under the banner of a shared slogan
「環かん境きょう保ほ護ご」を合あい言こと葉ばに活かつ動どうを続つづけている。
They keep up their activities under the banner of 'environmental protection'.

パスワードN3sense 1
パスワード is the modern loanword for a digital or account password, while 合言葉 evokes a spoken, often old-fashioned or playful identification phrase.
標ひょう語ごN1sense 2
標語 is a formal, often officially coined slogan, while 合言葉 can be a more informal phrase a group adopts as its rallying cry.
スローガン sense 2
スローガン is the borrowed English term for a slogan, commonly used in advertising or politics, while 合言葉 has a more grassroots, shared-purpose feel.
モットー sense 2
モットー refers to a personal or organizational motto one lives by, while 合言葉 is typically a phrase a group repeats together as a shared goal.
暗あん号ごう
合言葉 is a spoken prearranged password used to confirm identity, whereas 暗号 covers written or systematic codes as well.

暗あん号ごう sense 1
暗号 means a code or cipher used to encrypt information, whereas 合言葉 is a simple shared word or phrase for mutual recognition.

Compound of 合い (ai, 'mutual') + 言葉 (kotoba, 'word'). Literally 'mutual word', referring to a phrase shared among a group for recognition or unity.