Talk:Japanese wordplay
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A system of Japanese origin, that uses puns on number words. This is aided by the fact that many numbers in Japanese have more than one name. The system is based on syllables.
Goroawase can be used to remember numbers or other information. This is a partial explanation of the system as applied to numbers:
Number | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Name | rei, maru, zero | ichi, hitotsu | ni, futatsu | san, mittsu | shi, yon, yottsu | go, itsutsu | roku, muttsu | shichi, nana, nanatsu | hachi, yattsu | ku, kyuu, kokonotsu |
Mnemonic sound | re, ma, ze | i, hi | ni, fu | sa, mi | shi, yo | go, (sometimes ko) | ro, mu | na | ya, ha (sometimes ba) | ku, kyu |
Example: Shakespeare's life years:
hito-go-ro-shi mo i-ro-i-ro (1564-1616)