Numeric substitution in Japanese

In Japanese, numeric substitution is a common form of goroawase (語呂合わせ; "phonetic matching") by which numbers are substituted for homophonous words and phrases. Numeric substitution may be done as wordplay, but it is more commonly used to produce abbreviations and mnemonic devices.

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