Editing Japanese wordplay (section)

===Numeric substitution===
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* '''11''' can be read as "wan-wan", which is commonly used in Japan as an onomatopoeia for a dog barking.
* '''16''' can be read as "hi-ro", [[Hiro (given name)|Hiro]] being a common Japanese given name. 16 is also a common age for anime and manga [[Protagonist|protagonists]]{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}} (i.e., [[hero|heroes]]).
* '''26''' can be read as "fu-ro" ({{nihongo2|風呂}}), meaning "bath". [[Sentō|Public baths in Japan]] have reduced entry fees on the 26th day of every month.<ref>{{Cite web|author=<span lang="ja">埼玉県</span>|title=<span lang="ja">生活衛生営業／お風呂の日（毎月26日）は銭湯へ</span>|url=https://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/a0706/6hou/26ofuro.html|access-date=2016-09-29|language=ja-JP}}</ref>
* '''29''' can be read as "ni-ku" ({{nihongo2|肉}}), meaning "[[meat]]". [[Restaurant|Restaurants]] and [[Grocery store|grocery stores]] have special offers on the 29th day of every month.
*'''39''' can be read as "san-kyū", referring to "thank you" in English.
* '''44''' can be read as "yo-yo" and is thus a common slang term in the international competitive [[yo-yo]] community, which has a strong Japanese presence.
* '''56''', read as "ko-ro", is used in {{nihongo2|[[:wikt:56す|56す]]}}, an alternate spelling of the verb "korosu" ({{nihongo2|殺す}}, to kill) used on the internet to avoid [[wordfilter]]s.
* '''89''' can be read as "ha-gu", which refers to "hug" in English. August 9th is National Hug Day in Japan.
* '''109''' can be read as "tō-kyū". The [[109 (department store)|109]] department store in [[Shibuya]], [[Tokyo]] is often read as "ichi-maru-kyū", but the number 109 was selected as the alternative reading "tō-kyū" is a reference to [[Tokyu Corporation]], the group that owns the building.
* '''230''' can be read as "fu-mi-o", the given name of former Japanese prime minister [[Fumio Kishida]]. He uses this number in his Twitter handle "kishida230".<ref>{{Cite Twitter profile|kishida230|Fumio Kishida}}</ref>
* '''428''' can be read as "shi-bu-ya", referring to the [[Shibuya]] area of [[Tokyo]], and "yo-tsu-ba" ({{nihongo2|四つ葉}}) meaning [[four-leaf clover]].
* '''526''' can be read as "ko-ji-ro" in reference to [[Sasaki Kojirō|Sasaki Kojiro]], a samurai from the Edo period.
* '''634''' can be read as "mu-sa-shi". The [[Tokyo Skytree]]'s height was intentionally set at 634 meters so it would sound like [[Musashi Province]], an old name for the area in which the building stands.<ref>[[Kyodo News]], "[http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120523a7.html Tower's developers considered several figures before finally settling on 634]", ''[[Japan Times]]'', 23 May 2012, p. 2</ref>
*'''801''' can be read as "ya-o-i" or [[yaoi]], a genre of homoerotic manga typically aimed at women.
* '''893''' can be read as "ya-ku-za" ({{nihongo2|やくざ}}) or "[[yakuza]]".<ref>{{Cite web|title=What is the origin of yakuza?|url=https://www.sljfaq.org/afaq/yakuza.html|access-date=2021-10-03|website=www.sljfaq.org}}</ref> It is traditionally a bad omen for a student to receive this candidate number for an [[exam]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}
*'''1492''', the year of [[Voyages_of_Christopher_Columbus#First_voyage|Columbus' first voyage to America]], can be read as "i-yo-ku-ni" and appended with "ga mieta" to form the phrase "Alright! I can see land!" ({{nihongo2|いいよ！国が見えた！}}). Additionally, "i-yo-ku-ni" itself could simply be interpreted as "It's a good country" ({{nihongo2|いいよ、国}}). The alternative reading "i-shi-ku-ni" is also used to memorize the year, though it is not typically associated with a particular meaning.
* '''4649''' can be read as "yo-ro-shi-ku" ({{nihongo2|よろしく}}), meaning "best regards".
* '''18782 + 18782 = 37564''' can be read as "i-ya-na-ya-tsu + i-ya-na-ya-tsu = mi-na-go-ro-shi" {{nihongo|2=嫌な奴＋嫌な奴＝皆殺し|4=bad person + bad person = massacre}}.<ref>{{Cite web |last=弁護士のブログ |title=弁護士のブログ - 「18782（嫌な奴）」＋「18782（嫌な奴）」＝「37564（皆殺し）」の波紋——過剰反応では？ |url=http://www.law-yokoi.com/blog/?p=1419 |access-date=2023-02-08 |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=【嫌な奴+嫌な奴＝皆殺し】とはどういう意味ですか？ - 日本語に関する質問 |url=https://ja.hinative.com/questions/2972282 |access-date=2023-02-08 |website=HiNative |language=ja}}</ref>
*'''3.14159265''', the first nine digits of [[pi]], can be read as "san-i-shi-i-ko-ku-ni-mu-kou" ({{nihongo2|産医師異国に向こう}}), meaning "an obstetrician faces towards a foreign country".