Dajare - interesting Japanese word play
31.01.10Filed Under: Japan
Recently I stumbled upon this interesting and funny Japanese word play called “駄洒落” (Dajare). According to Wikipedia, Dajare is similar in spirit to an English pun relying on similarities in the pronunciation of words to create a simple joke. Below are some of the interesting examples that I found from various websites. Please have a look! 
Romaji - Arumi kan no ue ni aru mikan.
Meaning - An orange on an aluminum can.
Romaji - Nyūyōku de nyūyoku.
Meaning - Taking a bath in New York.
Romaji - Toriniku ga torinikui!
Meaning - It’s so hard to get chicken meat!
Romaji - Kōchō sensei zekkōchō!
Meaning - School headmaster is in great mood!
Romaji - “Ienaiyo“tte, ienaiyo…
Meaning - It’s hard to say I don’t have a home.
Romaji - Kono suika ha yasui ka?
Meaning - Is this watermelon cheap?
Final word
So, above are the six examples of dajare. For more in depth information, please check out the Wikipedia page and Dajare station (Japanese) for more examples!
Oh… now i am going to move to Japan…. thanks… lol
January 31st, 2010 at 10:15 pmwow, interesting!
hey, anyway, happy cny…
may you have a nice holiday =)
February 11th, 2010 at 3:47 pmRomaji - “Dajare” wo ittanoha “Dareja”!!
February 15th, 2010 at 9:14 pmMeaning - Who say Dajare!!
@Jack Lucky: I wish I am there right now.
February 20th, 2010 at 3:48 pm@XiuXiuWong: Happy holiday to you too!
@Shigeru, nice one!