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kaibunnoun
A form of Japanese palindrome.
Etymology: 回文, literally circle sentence.
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Kaibun
Kaibun is a Japanese equivalent of palindrome, or in other words, a sentence that reads the same from the beginning to the end or from the end to the beginning. The unit of kaibun is mora since the Japanese language uses syllabaries, hiragana and katakana. Single word palindromes are not uncommon in Japanese. For example, Ku-ku, Shi-n-bu-n-shi, to-ma-to, To-e-to, etc. So kaibun usually refers to a palindromic sentence, but a passage can be a kaibun too. The topic marker "wa" can be treated as "ha" and small kana ゃ,ゅ and ょ are usually allowed to be interpreted as big kana や, ゆ and よ. In classics, diacritic marks are often ignored. Famous Kaibun ⁕Ta-ke-ya-bu ya-ke-ta - A bamboo grove has been burned. ⁕Wa-ta-shi ma-ke-ma-shi-ta-wa - I have lost. ⁕Na-ru-to wo to-ru-na - Do not take my naruto. ⁕Shi-na-mo-n pa-n mo re-mo-n pa-n mo na-shi - There is neither cinnamon bread nor lemon bread. ⁕Na-ga-ki yo-no to-ho-no ne-bu-ri-no mi-na me-za-me na-mi-no-ri-bu-ne-no o-to-no-yo-ki-ka-na Tanka ⁕Yo-no-na-ka, ho-ka-ho-ka na-no-yo - The world is a warm place.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of kaibun in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of kaibun in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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