hei with kakoi (囲い), which sounds similar to a word meaning something like "cool" or "looks good" (かっこいい). Children's dajare (with one speaker) There are also some jokes mostly used by children that resemble dajare. These are also considered jokes that "everybody knows" in most parts of Japan. These are examples of ginatayomi (ぎなた読み), which relies on ambiguity in where one word ends and another begins. Example one: A: パンつくったことある？ (pan tsukutta koto aru?) Translation: A: Have you ever made bread before? Can also be interpreted as: A: Have you ever eaten underpants before? (パンツ食ったことある？, pantsu kutta koto aru?) Example two: A: ねぇ、ちゃんとお風呂入ってる？ (nee, chanto ofuro haitteru?) Translation: A: Hey, have you been taking a bath (regularly)? Can also be interpreted as: A: Do you take baths with your (older) sister? (姉ちゃんとお風呂入ってる？, nee-chan to ofuro haitteru?; the casual nee combined with the adverb chanto sounds the same as nee-chan to meaning "with your (older) sister".) See also Owarai Homophone Japanese superstitions External links http://www.kanjiclinic.com/kc72final.htm Discussion of some dajare seen in advertising promotions in Japan http://www2.odn.ne.jp/d-palace/index2_e.htm Dajare palace, some English http://dajare.jp/ Dajare Station - Portal Site of Japanese Dajare Japanese word games Humour ja:駄洒落