Word Meaning 掛詞

かけことば kakekotoba

掛詞 is read as かけことば (kakekotoba) and means kakekotoba.

Meaning

English

  1. kakekotoba
  2. pivot word
  3. play on words (esp. in poetry)
  4. pun

Reading

Kana

かけことば

Romaji

kakekotoba

Writing Variants

  • 掛け言葉 かけことば kakekotoba
  • 掛け詞 かけことば kakekotoba
  • 懸け詞 かけことば kakekotoba
  • 懸詞 かけことば kakekotoba

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 146013 Priority W

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ことば

language

名詞

めいし

noun

祝詞

のと

congratulatory address

台詞

せりふ

(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.)

代名詞

だいめいし

pronoun

形容詞

けいようし

adjective

動詞

どうし

verb

助詞

じょし

particle

作詞

さくし

(writing) song lyrics