あおによし

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Japanese

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For pronunciation and definitions of あおによし – see the following entry.
青丹よし
[adnominal] allusion to 奈良 (Nara, a placename)
[adnominal] allusion to verb ならふ (narafu → narau, to follow, imitate), punning the aforementioned placename
(This term, あおによし (aoniyoshi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)