語ご呂ろ合あわせ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

wordplay; pun; play on words; rhyming game

Refers to creating a memorable phrase by associating numbers or words with similar-sounding words, often used for mnemonics or puns. Common in remembering dates, phone numbers, or historical years.

「いい国くに作つくろう鎌かま倉くら幕ばく府ふ」は1192年ねんの語ご呂ろ合あわせだ。
"Let's make a good country, Kamakura shogunate" is a mnemonic pun for the year 1192.
電でん話わ番ばん号ごうを語ご呂ろ合あわせで覚おぼえる。
I remember phone numbers using wordplay.

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Kanji

語word, speech, language
呂spine, backbone
合fit, suit, join
路path, route, road

Related words

駄洒落だじゃれ
駄洒落 is a simple, often corny pun or joke, while 語呂合わせ specifically involves matching sounds to create a mnemonic or playful phrase, often with numbers.
地じ口ぐち
地口 is a traditional form of punning, often used in old sayings or shop signs, whereas 語呂合わせ is a broader term for sound-based wordplay, including modern mnemonics.

Built from

語ご呂ろ+合あわせる

Written forms

語ご呂ろ合あわせ
Standard kanji spelling.
ゴロ合あわせ
Mixed kanji-katakana spelling, common in casual writing.
語ご路ろ合あわせ
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Etymology

Compound of 語呂 (goro, 'sound of words; euphony') + 合わせ (awase, 'matching'). The term refers to matching sounds to create a phrase, often for mnemonic purposes.