It is said that these poems were developed because their word combinations sound very beautiful, therefore, a shortened word form using four characters was developed due to its pleasant sound and ease of pronunciation.〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 2007年6月号◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"HT248024", "2376976"
鯛は日本語で「めでたい」という言葉と語呂があい、色も赤く縁起の良い魚とされている。
Tai (sea bream) is believed to be a fish that brings good luck, because its name sounds like "medetai" (happy) and its color is lucky red."NIPO-335", "2458412"
語呂合わせ
equivoque
jeu de mots〈フランス語〉
literary license
a play on words
pun
語呂合わせをする
make a play on words
AとBとの語呂合わせ
play on words linking A and B
あのジョークには面白い語呂合わせが含まれている。
That joke has a funny play on words.
とにかく、それも同じ発音なので、語呂合わせに説得力がある。
Regardless, the pun makes sense since they are all pronounced the same way.〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 2007年5月号◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"HT247003", "2437078"