あおによし

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of あおによし – see the following entry.

【青丹よし】 [adnominal] allusion to 奈良 (Nara, a placename) [adnominal] allusion to verb ならふ (narafu → narau, “to follow, imitate”), punning the aforementioned placename

(This term, あおによし (aoniyoshi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)