Vocab Info
A4 Noun
地口pun, play on words
Dictionary Definition
Noun
1.
pun, play on words
All Forms
地口 【じぐち】
Details
じ
ぐ
ち
Examples
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友達と「地口」という遊びをしました。
I did a play on words with my friends.
道路に沿った敷地の長さを地口と言います。
The length of a site along the road is called the road frontage.
地口という遊びは、江戸時代に流行したそうです。
Playing puns was popular during the Edo period.
アトラクションの待ち列は暇だからさ、地口でもしない?
Since we're bored waiting in line for the attraction, why don't we make some puns?
江戸では「地口」と呼ばれる遊びが、上方では「口合い」と呼ばれるらしい。
The game is called ‘Jiguchi’ in Edo, but apparently in Kamigata it’s called ‘Kuchiai’.
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