Editing Japanese wordplay (section)

==Dajare==
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In Japanese, [[pun]]s are referred to as {{nihongo|''dajare''|駄洒落|'bad jokes'}}. Like puns in English, ''dajare'' may be considered {{nihongo|[[dad joke]]s|親父ギャグ|oyaji gyagu}}. ''Dajare'' commonly involve the usage of two homophonous phrases alongside each other in a sentence, though [[double entendre]]s are used as well.

'''Example one:'''
* アルミ缶の上にある蜜柑 ('''''arumi kan''' no ue ni '''aru mikan''''')
: '''Translation:'''
: An orange on an aluminum can.
: '''Explanation:'''
: アルミ (''arumi'') means "aluminum" and 缶 (''kan'') means "can"; ある (aru) means "to exist" and 蜜柑 (''[[mikan]]'') refers to mandarin varieties popular in Japan.

'''Example two:'''
: A: 大食いのたけし君も、宇宙ではあまり物を食べられないよ。 (''ōgui no takeshi kun mo, uchū dewa amari mono o taberarenaiyo'')
: B: なぜ? (''naze'')
: A: 宇宙には'''空気(食う気)'''がない。 (''uchū niwa '''kūki''' ga nai'')
: '''Translation:'''
: A: In space, even a glutton like Takeshi can't eat anything.
: B: Why's that?
: A: In space, there is no air.
: '''Explanation:'''
: ''Kūki'' (くうき) can mean either "air" (空気) or "appetite" (食う気), thus the last phrase could also be interpreted as "in space, (he has) no appetite".
===Ginatayomi===
Some ''dajare'' rely on {{nihongo|''ginatayomi''|ぎなた読み|'phrasal misparsing'; {{lit|ginata-reading}}}} for effect, similar to [[garden-path sentence]]s in English. Many are commonly told by children.

'''Example one:'''<br>
:「パン作ったことある」(''pan tsukutta koto aru''; Have you ever made bread before?)
:　'''Can also be interpreted as:'''
:「パンツ食ったことある」(''pantsu kutta koto aru''; Have you ever eaten underpants before?)

'''Example two:'''<br>
:「ねぇ、ちゃんとお風呂入ってる」(''nee, chanto ofuro haitteru''; Hey, have you been bathing regularly?)
:　'''Can also be interpreted as:'''
:「姉ちゃんとお風呂入ってる」(''nee-chan to ofuro haitteru''; Do you bathe with your older sister?)