Can you read this? 子子子子子子子子子子子子

This is an old famous word play from Heian Era. (言葉遊び) This shows Chinese characters in Japanese culture have many pronunciations. The answer is 猫の子子猫、獅子の子獅子(nekonoko koneko shishi noko koshishi) which means "a child of a cat is a kitten, a child of a lion is a lion cub), Each 子has a different pronunciation. I thought this is interesting😄 It also has an interesting back ground story. If you are interested, you can find a page on Wikipedia.

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