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    3. 掛詞

    掛詞

    掛かけ詞ことば

    kakekotoba

    NTNounLiteratureKanji Vocab23 strokes

    掛け言葉懸詞掛け詞懸け詞

    かけことば

    Noun

    1.
    kakekotoba, pivot word, play on words (esp. in poetry), pun

    Stroke 0 / 23

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    掛
    か.ける・-か.ける・か.け・-か.け・-が.け・か.かる…(9)
    hang・suspend・depend・arrive at・tax…(1)
    詞
    ことば…(1)
    part of speech・words・poetry
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