Password - Aikotoba

Japanese: 合言葉 - あいことば

〘noun〙① A signal word decided in advance to distinguish friend from foe when fighting in the dark or among a crowded field. A code word. Aikoto. ※Kenshin Kaiki (1580), Terutora-no-Kimi Departing from Etchu, "Lord Kenshin, every day you could hear the enemy's passwords and ai-in (passwords) very well. "② A word with a unique meaning that is only used by people belonging to a particular society or group. This refers to slang, hunting words, hawk words, boat words, etc. ※Tenrihon Kyogen, Yasamematsu (late Muromachi period - early modern period), "In general, these words Yasamematsu and Koematsu are common words used by people like us who are in a mountainous area."③ A word used as a banner for a certain claim or action. A catchphrase. A motto. ※A Certain Woman (1919) by Takeo Arishima: “The catchphrase “gwashinshautan ” (sleeping on firewood and tasting gall) was often preached in the world of opinion.”

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 暗中で、または、入り乱れて戦うとき敵と味方とを区別するためにあらかじめ定めておく合図の言葉。暗号の言葉。あいこと。※謙信家記（1580）輝虎公越中発向「謙信公、毎日敵の合言葉、合印は能(よく)聞れければ」② 特定の社会や集団に属する人々にだけ通用する特異な意味をもった言葉。隠語・狩詞・鷹詞・舟詞などをいう。※天理本狂言・痩松（室町末‐近世初）「惣じて此やせまつ、こゑまつと申はわれらごときの者の山だちのあひ言葉じゃ」③ ある主張や行動の旗印として使う言葉。標語。モットー。※或る女（1919）〈有島武郎〉後「臥薪嘗胆(ぐゎしんしゃうたん)といふやうな合ひ言葉が頻りと言論界には説かれてゐた」

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