地じ口ぐち

noun

pun; play on words

A pun or wordplay, often based on similar-sounding words or phrases. Commonly used in traditional Japanese humor such as 地口行灯 (じぐちあんどん), a lantern with a punning riddle.

• 彼かれは地じ口ぐちが得とく意いで、いつも場ばを和なごませる。

  He is good at puns and always lightens the mood.

• この地じ口ぐちは、似にた音おとの言こと葉ばをかけた洒落しゃれです。

  This pun is a play on words with similar sounds.