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noun
language game in which extra syllables are added to words(e.g. やきもち→やしきしもしちし)

noun
words mainly used in songs or poetry
See also:歌語

expression, noun
norito read at a great purification event(Shinto term)
See also:祝詞,  大祓

noun
euphemisms used by superstitious sailors (e.g. calling sardines "sundries", whales "Ebisu", etc.)
Other readings:
沖詞【おきことば】

noun
password(archaism)
See also:合い言葉
Other readings:
替へ言葉【かえことば】
替へ詞【かえことば】

noun
binding particle (e.g. "ha", "mo", "koso", "shika"), linking particle, connecting particle(linguistics)
Other readings:
係助詞【けいじょし】
係り助詞【かかりじょし】

noun
secret language, argot
See also:隠語
Other readings:
隠し詞【かくしことば】

noun
case-marking particle (e.g. "ga", "no", "wo", "ni")(linguistics)

noun
kakekotoba, pivot word, play on words (esp. in poetry), pun
Other readings:
掛け言葉【かけことば】
懸詞【かけことば】
掛け詞【かけことば】
懸け詞【かけことば】

noun
repeated word or phrase, redundant wording, succession of words of similar meaning, pleonasm
See also:重言
Other readings:
重言葉【かさねことば】
重ね詞【かさねことば】
重詞【かさねことば】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
potential verb, -eru verb derived from -u verbs expressing potentiality(linguistics)
See also:話せる

noun
1.
interjection(linguistics)
2.
exclamation
Other readings:
感歎詞【かんたんし】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
seasonal word (in haiku)(obscure)
See also:季語
Other readings:
季言葉【きことば】

noun
signature phrase, signature saying
Other readings:
決め台詞【きめぜりふ】
決め科白【きめぜりふ】

noun
Kyoto dialect, Kyoto accent
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京言葉【きょうことば】
京詞【きょうことば】

noun
1.
spoken language, spoken words
See also:口頭語
2.
language
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口詞【くちことば】

noun
national language, local dialect
See also:お国言葉
Other readings:
国詞【くにことば】

noun
sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts (Edo period), vulgar words used by prostitutes (Edo period)(archaism, linguistics)
Other readings:
廓言葉【くるわことば】
郭詞【くるわことば】
廓詞【くるわことば】

noun
words, speech, expression(obsolete)

noun
determiner, qualifier, determinative(linguistics)

noun
words, speech, expression(obsolete)

noun
godan verb, type 1 verb, consonant-stem verb, u-verb(linguistics)
See also:一段動詞,  話す

noun
1.
countryside dialect(linguistics)
2.
sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts during the Edo period(linguistics)
Other readings:
里ことば【さとことば】
里詞【さとことば】

noun
verb ending in "zu" or "zuru" (predecessor of modern -jiru verbs)

noun
1.
words, writing, lyrics
2.
ci (form of Chinese poetry)
See also:填詞
3.
independent word
See also:

noun
sentence-ending particle (e.g. "ka", "na", "yo", "kashira")(linguistics)

noun
particle that attaches to a phrase and acts on the whole phrase(e.g. the の of のです)
See also:のです

noun
(words of) praise, eulogy
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頌詞【しょうし】

noun
stative verb, state verb, non-progressive verb(linguistics)
See also:動態動詞 (antonym)

noun
1.
foreword, preface, introduction(only relevant for じょし)
2.
prefatory modifying statement (of a waka, etc.)
Other readings:
序詞【じょことば】

noun
counters for various categories, counter suffix(linguistics)

noun
sharp parting remark, parting threat
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捨てゼリフ【すてゼリフ】

noun
conjunction particle (e.g. "ba", "kara", "keredo", "nagara")(linguistics)

noun
adposition, prepositions and postpositions(linguistics)

だいいちけいよう
daiichikeiyoushi
noun
type-1 adjective (i.e. one that uses "ku" conjugation)(obscure, linguistics)
See also:ク活用

だいけいよう
dainikeiyoushi
noun
type-2 adjective (i.e. one that uses "shiku" conjugation)(obscure, linguistics)
See also:シク活用

noun
message of condolence, memorial address
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