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There is a whole genre of puns in Swahili relating to Japanese names, some real some made up.


In Hebrew too, most famously Ishimoto sounds like Ish (guy) 'im (with) Otto (car) so is considered a good name for a driver. I'll leave you to figure out why Sakimkaki is a good word for "diaper", and yes, I know that can't be japanese because of the m, but most Hebrew speakers don't.


Spanish too, as Japanese snd Spanish share many syllables and vowel sounds

https://www.mundodeportivo.com/uncomo/ocio/articulo/chistes-...

And Japanese names that sound similar to Spanish phrases:

Yamamoto - Llama Moto - Fire Motorcycle

Niigata - Ni gata - Not even a cat

Kazamaura - Casa/Caza Maura - Marries or Hunts Maura

Nomiya - … No mía - Not mine / Doesn’t pee

And then there is:

Kaga - … Kagasawa - …

What I don’t know is if there are Spanish puns in Japanese?




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