言葉 のあや kotobano aya
kotobano aya
Noun
1. figure of speech
この本 は言葉 のあやに富 んだ本 だ。
kono honwa kotobano ayani tonda honda.
This book is full of figures of speech.
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Example Sentences
この本 は言葉 のあやに富 んだ本 だ。
kono honwa kotobano ayani tonda honda.
This book is full of figures of speech.
18 Variants Available
Essential 9 items
Noun
#273911
Noun
#267065
kotobano ayade
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. With a play on words.; A verbal trick.
Noun
#275950
kotobano ayano
Attributive form: modifies a following noun
1. Play on words; Verbal trickery
Noun
#270052
kotobano ayajārimasen
The polite negative form
1. It's not a play on words.; It's not just semantics.
Noun
#269946
kotobano ayajanaidesu
The polite negative form
1. It's not a play on words.; It's not wordplay.
Noun
#274896
kotobano ayadeshita
The polite past form
1. It was a slip of the tongue.; It was a verbal mistake.
Noun
#271156
Noun
#271537
kotobano ayadewārimasen
The polite negative form
1. Not a play on words.; Not a matter of semantics.
Noun
#276524
Common 6 items
kotobano ayajanakatta
The past negative form
1. Wasn't a play on words.; Wasn't wordplay.
Noun
#273075
Noun
#272146
kotobano ayajārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't a matter of words.; It wasn't just talk.
Noun
#272790
kotobano ayajanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't a play on words.; It wasn't wordplay.
Noun
#267278
kotobano ayadeshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. A play on words.; A verbal trick.
Noun
#267687
kotobano ayadewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't a play on words.; It wasn't a figure of speech.
Noun
#276759
Advanced 3 items
kotobano ayadattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it's a play on words; If it's verbal trickery
Noun
#272280
kotobano ayadeareba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it's a play on words; If it's verbal trickery
Noun
#272108
kotobano ayanara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when words are ambiguous; If/when language is unclear
Noun
#268799