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A4 Noun

地口(じぐち)pun, play on words

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    1. Noun

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      pun, play on words

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    地口 【じぐち】

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      友達(ともだち)地口(じぐち)という(あそ)びをしました。

      I did a play on words with my friends.

      道路(どうろ)沿()った敷地(しきち)(ちょう)さを地口(じぐち)()います。

      The length of a site along the road is called the road frontage.

      地口(じぐち)という(あそ)びは、江戸(えど)時代(じだい)流行(はや)したそうです。

      Playing puns was popular during the Edo period.

      アトラクションの()(れつ)(ひま)だからさ、地口(じぐち)でもしない?

      Since we're bored waiting in line for the attraction, why don't we make some puns?

      関東(かんとう)では地口(じぐち)()ばれる(あそ)びが、上方(かみがた)では口合(くちあい)いと()ばれるらしい。

      In Kanto, the game known as 'puns' is apparently called 'puns' in the Kansai region.

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