Word Meaning 合言葉

あいことば aikotoba

合言葉 is read as あいことば (aikotoba) and means motto.

Meaning

English

  1. motto
  2. slogan
  3. password
  4. watchword

Reading

Kana

あいことば

Romaji

aikotoba

Writing Variants

  • 合い言葉 あいことば aikotoba
  • 合い詞 あいことば aikotoba

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 12771 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

言葉

けとば

language

話し言葉

はなしことば

spoken language

書き言葉

かきことば

written word

花言葉

はなことば

language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love)

お国言葉

おくにことば

local dialect

山の手言葉

やまのてことば

the refined speech of the uptown residents of Tokyo

さ入れ言葉

さいれことば

sa-added word (i.e. causative forms with an extra 'sa' like 'ikasaseru' for 'iku')

流行言葉

はやりことば

buzzword

通り言葉

とおりことば

common word

土地言葉

とちことば

vernacular

女言葉

おんなことば

women's language

Example Sentences

2

Password?

The password is "Mountain". If someone says "Mountain", you reply "River".