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暗語 (あんご, ango) Japanese meaning: secret language | Kotomora

暗あん語ご

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Meanings

1

secret language; code word; argot

Refers to a deliberately concealed or specialized vocabulary used within a group to exclude outsiders or for secrecy.

スパイたちは暗あん語ごを使つかって連れん絡らくを取とり合あった。
The spies communicated using a secret language.

Kanji

暗darkness, disappear, shade
語word, speech, language

Related words

隠いん語ご
隠語 is a broader term for jargon or slang used within a specific group, not necessarily for secrecy, while 暗語 emphasizes concealment.
符ふ丁ちょう
符丁 refers to a code or cipher used in business or games, often numerical or symbolic, whereas 暗語 is more about verbal secrecy.

Etymology

Compound of 暗 (an, 'dark, hidden') and 語 (go, 'word, language'), literally 'hidden words'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term follows standard Sino-Japanese word formation.

この組そ織しきでは、部ぶ外がい者しゃにわからないように暗あん語ごが使つかわれている。

In this organization, code words are used so that outsiders cannot understand.