Talk:Japanese wordplay

The following was taken from the old mnemonic technique article, and might be useful to integrate with the Goroawase article.

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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)

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This article needs expansion

As explained in the Japanese article, goroawase is not limited to number substitusions. --Kusunose 08:30, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Absolutely right. I'm having a hard time thinking of how to express the entirety of it.

For example...

Goroawase is a linguistic technique in Japanese whereby homophonous words are associated with a given series of letters, numbers or symbols, in order to associate a new meaning with that series. The new words can be used to express a superstition about certain letters or numbers. More commonly, however, goroawase is used as a mnemonic technique, especially in the memorization of numbers such as dates in history, scientific constants, and phone numbers.

Kcumming 15:42, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Actually, I kind of like that one...let's give it a try... Kcumming 15:44, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Isn't the japanese and chinese mixed up in the table? I'm pretty sure the teachers says ich, ni, san, etc. in the japanese martial arts lessons.

They are Japanese words of Chinese origin, that's all. --Kcumming 14:04, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

I don't know if this is the right place to suggest some additions to the article, but I remembered two more mnemonics I learned with Japanese numbers: 3776, the hight of Mt Fuji, is remembered by mi-na-na-ro! (also meaning "Let's all climb up!") 1192, the foundation date of the first shogunate in Japan, read i-i-ku-ni (also meaning "a nice country") 87.185.183.136 (talk) 09:54, 21 August 2012 (UTC)elke

3923

3923 also appears in Solid State Society on the Section 9 Nissan Infiniti Kuraza registration plate. Lacrymocéphale 08:02, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

Saiyuki Anime and Manga

Fan fiction authors commonly use a shorthand reference for the four main characters. Three for Sanzo, 9 for Goku, 8 for Hakkai and 5 for Goyjo. As an example, a person might request a 58 story, meaning a story featuring Hakkai and Goygo. A character named Tenpou in the Gaiden series is shorthanded to 10 as well.

As this is the first time I've ever tried doing this on Wiki I'm not entire sure how to cite a source on this other than you can go to just about any fan fic site that features Saiyuki fan fiction and see this taking place, it's possible there is an explanation on the author personal page of this, but as it's in Japanese I have no way of telling.

I hope I've done this correctly, if I've erred in some way in posting constructive correction would be appreciated.

Thank you Sidhechaos (talk) 06:36, 24 January 2013 (UTC) Sidhechaos (talk) 06:36, 24 January 2013 (UTC)

Fumi no Hi

the refs to furo days on the 26th of each month and meat days on the 29th are fine and dandy, but isn't the most famous of all missing -- the post office promotes the 23d of every month (or just a certain month?) as "fumi no hi", with fumi being a homophone of 文, letter.

i'd add it but i'd rather leave it to someone who knows for certain. 66.30.47.138 (talk) 02:53, 17 March 2021 (UTC)

Eevee Day

1121 is a wordplay on the Pokémon Eevee (in Japanese, Iibui – イーブイ).

Since 2018, it's become an official special day in Japan to celebrate Eevee. Cyberrb25 (talk) 20:11, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

Source: https://twitter.com/project_eevee/status/1065032072761393152 Via: https://soranews24.com/2018/11/26/eevee-day-now-officially-recognized-in-japan-as-a-day-to-celebrate-the-cute-furry-pokemon/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cyberrb25 (talk • contribs) 20:12, 13 November 2023 (UTC)