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| sci.lang.japan FAQ / 11. Word games |
| Romaji | Kana and kanji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Migi mimi migi me migi me migi mimi | 右耳右目右目右耳 | Right ear right eye right eye right ear. |
| Basu gasu bakuhatsu | バスガス爆発 | Bus gas explosion. |
| Tonari no kyaku wa yoku kaki kuu kyaku da | となりの客はよく柿食う客だ | The guest next door is a guest who eats a lot of persimmons. |
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Oyagame-no senaka-ni kogame-o nosete,
kogame-no senaka-ni magogame-nosete, magogame-no senaka-ni himagogame-nosete, oyagame koketara kogame magogame himagogame koketa |
おやがめの背中にこがめをのせて、 こがめの背中にまごがめのせて、 まごがめの背中にひまごがめのせて、 おやがめこけたらこがめまごがめひまごがめこけた。 |
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| Sumomo mo momo mo momo no uchi. | 李も桃も桃のうち。 | Both plums and peaches are members of the peach family. |
| Uraniwa ni wa niwa, niwa ni wa niwa niwatori ga iru. | 裏庭には二羽庭には二羽鶏がいる。 | There are two chickens in the yard, and two in the back yard. |
| Naga machi no nana magari. Nagai nanamagari. | ? | ? |
| Ura no yabu ni dare take tatekaketa? Take tatekaketai kara take tatekaketa. | ? | ? |
| Yashi no mi wo shishi ga kui, hishi no mi wo hihi ga kui. | ? | ? |
| Nama-mugi nama-gome nama-tamago | 生麦生米生卵 | Raw wheat, raw rice, raw eggs |
| Aka-maki-gami, ki-maki-gami, ao-maki-gami | 赤巻紙、黄巻紙、青巻紙 | Red scroll, yellow scroll and blue scroll |
| Kaeru pyoko-pyoko, mi pyoko-pyoko, awasete pyoko-pyoko, mu pyoko-pyoko. | A frog jumps pyoko-pyokoly(twice), pyoko-pyokoly(three times), and pyoko-pyokoly (six times in all). | |
| Bōzu ga byōbu ni jōzu ni bōzu no e wo kaita | 坊主が屏風に上手に坊主の絵を書いた。 | The priest skillfully painted a picture of a priest on a screen |
| Kisha no kisha wa kisha de kisha shita. | 貴社の記者は汽車で帰社した。 | The news reporter of your company returned by train. |
Those wishing to supply translations for the untranslated entries above should contact the FAQ maintainer at the email address at the bottom of this page.
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