Word Meaning 語呂

ごろ goro

語呂 is read as ごろ (goro) and means sound (of a sentence).

Meaning

English

sound (of a sentence)
euphony
wordplay
play on words
pun
rhyming game

Reading

Kana

ごろ

Romaji

goro

Writing Variants

語路ごろ goro

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 131994 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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語呂合せ

ごろあわせ

wordplay

語呂のよさ

ごろのよさ

euphony

語源

ごげん

origin of a word

語句

ごく

words

語り継ぐ

かたりつぐ

to pass down (a story) from generation to generation

語尾

ごび

(inflectional) ending of a word

語を結ぶ

ごをむすぶ

to conclude one's speech

語派

ごは

branch (of a language family)

語基

ごき

base

語幹

ごかん

stem (non-inflecting part of a word)

語義

ごぎ

meaning of a word

語幹形成母音

ごかんけいせいぼおん

thematic vowel

Example Sentences

この言葉は語呂がいい。

このことばはごろがいい。

these words have a good ring to them.

４２１９だなんて、随分と語呂が悪い番号だな。

4,219 is an extremely unlucky number.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 6 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.