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掛詞

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
掛 詞
か(け)
Grade: S 		ことば
Grade: 6
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
掛け詞 (less common)
懸け詞 (less common)
懸詞
 掛詞 on Japanese Wikipedia
 kakekotoba on Wikipedia

Etymology

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From 掛(か)け (kake, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 掛(か)ける (kakeru).”) + 詞(ことば) (kotoba, “word”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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掛(かけ)詞(ことば) • (kakekotoba) 

  1. pivot word, a form of homophonic play on words used in traditional Japanese poetry

References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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