かけことば

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of かけことば – see the following entry.
【掛詞】
[noun] pivot word, a form of homophonic play on words used in traditional Japanese poetry
Alternative spellings
掛け詞, 懸け詞, 懸詞
(This term, かけことば (kakekotoba), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
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