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Appendix:Japanese palindromes

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This appendix lists palindromes in Japanese.

List of palindromes

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Words

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4 kanas

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3 kanas

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2 kanas

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  • (chichi, father)
  • (haha, mother)
  • (mimi, ear)
  • (momo, peach)
  • (nana, seven)
  • やや (yaya, a little bit)
  • (tsutsu, pipe)
  • (sasa, leaf of bamboo)
  • ほほ (hoho, cheek)

Phrases

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  • Ta-ke-ya-bu ya-ke-ta (竹薮焼けた) - A bamboo grove has been burned.
  • Wa-ta-shi ma-ke-ma-shi-ta-wa (私負けましたわ) - I have lost.
  • Na-ru-to wo to-ru-na (なるとを取るな) - Do not take my naruto (spiral-shaped fishcake).
  • Shi-na-mo-n pa-n mo re-mo-n pa-n mo na-shi (シナモンパンもレモンパンも無し) - There is neither cinnamon bread nor lemon bread.
  • Na-ga-ki yo-no to-ho-no ne-bu-ri-no mi-na me-za-me na-mi-no-ri-bu-ne-no o-to-no-yo-ki-ka-na (長き世の 遠の眠りの 皆目覚め 波乗り船の 音の良きかな) - Awake, all ye, who are sleeping a distant sleep in this long world. How sweet is the sound of the boat riding the waves! (Tanka poem, only a palindrome if one ignores dakuten).
  • Mi-ga-ka-nu ka-ga-mi (磨かぬ鏡) - Un-wiped mirror
  • Ni-ku-no-oo-i-oo-no-ku-ni (肉の多い大乃国) - The large-bodied Ōnokuni (62nd yokozuna in sumo)
  • Mi-zu ne-zu-mi (水鼠) - Water mouse
  • Ko-no ko ne-ko no ko (この子猫の子) - This child is a cat's child; Ko-no ko-ne-ko no ko (この子猫の子) - This kitten's child.

See also

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Appendices of palindromes in all languages (edit)

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