類るい音おん語ご

noun

similar-sounding words; homophones; paronyms

Linguistic term for words that sound alike but may differ in meaning or origin. Often used in discussions of wordplay, poetry, or language learning.

• 日本にほん語ごには「橋はし」と「箸はし」のような類るい音おん語ごがたくさんある。

  Japanese has many similar-sounding words, like 'hashi' (bridge) and 'hashi' (chopsticks).

• 類るい音おん語ごの聞きき分わけは、外がい国こく語ご学がく習しゅうの難むずかしい点てんの一ひとつだ。

  Distinguishing similar-sounding words is one of the difficult aspects of learning a foreign language.