合い言葉

Japanese

Kanji in this term
合 言 葉
あ
Grade: 2 		こと
Grade: 2 		は > ば
Grade: 3
(ateji)
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 合い言葉 – see the following entry.
【合言葉あいことば】
[noun] [from 1580] countersign; watchword; password; shibboleth, a word/code to signal members that are associated with a particular group
[noun] [from the late 1500s] jargon; a language that is only understood by a certain profession or group
[noun] [from 1919] slogan; catchword; motto; a phrase associated with a certain profession or group
(This term, 合い言葉, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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