History Main / GoroawaseNumber

* Both Mini owners and Nissan Sunny owners will meet up (alongside Nissan R32 Skyline GT-R owners) at the famed Daikoku parking area on March 2, aka 3/2, which can be read as either "mini" or "sanni"(Sunny).

** Some EasterEggs in ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe'', ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot'' and ''[[VideoGame/KirbyFightersDeluxe Kirby Fighters 2]]'' require the player waiting for 86 seconds to access them.
** [[VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe]], the UpdatedRerelease of Dedede's Drum Dash, has 86555 ("HAL Go Go Go") as the highest possible score on the secret stage.
** Reaching level 10 in [[VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot Team Kirby Clash]] rewards 39860 experience points (''san-kyu ha-ru'', "Thank You HAL").
** In ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'', 86555 is the score earned for defeating the TrueFinalBoss of the Soul Melter EX difficulty of the BossRush mode "The Ultimate Choice".
** In ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand'', [[spoiler:Fecto Forgo]] is codenamed Specimen ID-F86.

** In all localizations of ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' (except for English and French), it was revealed that Looker had the prior codename of "No. 836". In goroawase, it can be translated to "hansamu", i.e. "Handsome", his current codename in Japanese.

** ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaChroniclesOfSorrow Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow]]'' has three areas where you need a certain three digits at the end of your money amount to open doors. One of them is, yes, 573.

** It also pops up in Korean occasionally, notably the number 18 ("eighteen" here, not "one eight") pronounced "ship-phal," which sounds an awful lot like "sship hal" meaning "let's f*ck."

* In ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun'', Gyro makes a joke while passing Johnny in which he holds up four fingers, then two, then makes a zero with his index finger and thumb - the joke is that these numbers can be read as "shitsurei," which means "excuse me." This joke is notorious among the English-speaking fandom for making absolutely no sense if you aren't familiar with Japanese.
** Not to mention it makes no sense for a Neapolitan[[note]]Naples is still apparently an independent entity from Italy in SBR[[/note]] to be making this joke towards an American.

* ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'': Yomi's student ID number when she goes to see if she passed the make-up entrance exam is 3661 - "''Sa-mu-ra-i'', huh?" The lurking fear is that if she didn't pass, she would be left without a university to attend (a ''{{ronin}}'', which originally meant a (samurai) warrior without a master but nowadays usually refers to those who have graduated high school but are not university students because they haven't passed entrance exams).

''Goroawase'' numbers are read digit for digit, with each digit arbitrarily assigned a kun'yomi, on'yomi or GratuitousEnglish reading, often shortened to the first syllable or phonetically modified. Here is a list of digits and some of their possible readings:

||0 ||零|| ma(ru), o, re(i) ||
||1 ||一|| hi(to), i(chi), kazu, wan ||
||2 ||二|| fu, bu, pu, ni, ji, tsu(u) ||
||3 ||三|| mi, sa(n), za, su(ri) ||
||4 ||四|| [[FourIsDeath shi]], yo(n) ||
||5 ||五|| [[OneTwoThreeFourGo go]], ko, itsu ||
||6 ||六|| mu, ro(ku) ||
||7 ||七|| na([[SevenIsNana na]]), shichi ||
||8 ||八|| ha(chi), ba, pa, ya, e(ito) ||
||9 ||九|| ku, kyu(u) ||
||10 ||十|| to(o), juu ||
||. (decimal point) ||点|| ten ||

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'':
** In the Red and Blue-era episode "The Ultimate Test", Jessie and James' exam numbers are 634 and 546, referencing their Japanese names of Musashi and Kojiro.

** One fan [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wY46rAFm2A sent a series of Superchats]] to Chloe Sakamata that totalled ¥26,816, which using Goroawase Numbers says "fu-ro-ha-i-ro", or "get a bath", referencing Chloe claiming to taking showers only [[ThePigPen once a week]].

* Koro-sensei from ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'' is sometimes associated with the number 56 (which can be pronounced as "Ko-ro"). His baseball uniform has "56" on the back, and one ImagineSpot of Koro-sensei and Itona together has the former holding a board with "56" written on it.

||4 ||四|| [[FourIsDeath shi]], [[{{Yonkoma}} yo(n)]] ||

* ''Anime/DarlingInTheFranxx'' takes this UpToEleven. All the children are [[YouAreNumberSix only given code numbers]] by the society that calls them 'parasites', but Hiro (016), TheNicknamer, starts creating names for himself and his friends out of the code numbers.

* [[Characters/HololiveJapanGenerationOne Natsuiro Matsuri]]'s Reddit account is u/7216_official, "na-tsu-i-ro", after her surname.

||4 ||四|| [[FourIsDeath shi]], [[Yonkoma yo(n)]] ||

||4 ||四|| [[FourIsDeath shi]], yo(n) ||

* Drebin's full codename in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4'' is Drebin 893, obviously referencing his personality.

* Several ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' games have the number 86 (''ha-ru'', "HAL"), as a reference to its developer Creator/HALLaboratory.

* In ''VideoGame/GitarooMan'', the main character U-1 is named Yuichi. [[{{Woolseyism}} In English]], he's Ewan (pronounce "you won").

* In ''VideoGame/GitarooMan'', the main character U-1 is named Yuichi.

* In ''Anime/InazumaEleven'', Tsunami's surfboard has "273" written on it.

''Goroawase'' numbers are read digit for digit, with each digit arbitrarily assigned a kun'yomi, on'yomi or GratuitousEnglish reading, often shortened to the first syllable or phonetically modified. Here is a list of digits and their possible readings:

||2 ||二|| fu, bu, pu, ni, tsu(u) ||

*** Milo, the [[GreenThumb Grass-Type]] gym leader, has the number 831 for "yasai" ("vegetables").
*** Nessa, the [[MakingASplash Water-Type]] gym leader, has the number 049 for "oyogu" ("to swim").
*** Kabu, the [[PlayingWithFire Fire-Type]] gym leader, has the number 187 for "hibana" ("spark").
*** Bea, the [[BareFistedMonk Fighting-Type]] gym leader, has the number 193 for "ikusa" ("fight").
*** Allister, the [[OurGhostsAreDifferent Ghost-Type]] gym leader, has the number 291 for "nikui" ("hateful").
*** Opal, the [[TheFairFolk Fairy]]-[[OurFairiesAreDifferent Type]] gym leader, has the number 910 for an approximation of the English word "cute".
*** Gordie, the [[DishingOutDirt Rock-Type]] gym leader, has the number 188 for "iwaba" ("rock face").
*** Melony, the [[AnIcePerson Ice-Type]] gym leader, has the number 361 for "samui" ("cold").
*** Piers, the [[CombatPragmatist Dark]]-[[CastingAShadow Type]] gym leader, has the number 061 for "warui" ("bad").
*** Raihan, the [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Dragon]]-[[OurDragonsAreDifferent Type]] gym leader, has the number 241 for "tsuyoi" ("strong").

*** Bede, the player's second rival, has the number 908 for "kureba", which is close to the English word "clever". He's an ArrogantKungFuGuy and exactly the type of person who would use his number as an excuse to boast, as well as alluding to the mental prowess of his [[MindOverMatter Psychic-Types]]. [[spoiler:He ends up taking over for Opal, the only other character with a number that evokes an English word, as the Fairy-Type Gym Leader.]]

*** Subverted by Leon and Mustard, they're the only characters with numbers on their league cards that is not Goroawase, being 1 and 0, representing their positions as the champion and a former champion, respectively.

*** Klara, a [[PoisonousPerson Poison-Type]] specialist in the ''Isle of Armor'' DLC for ''Sword'', has the number 881 for "yabai" ("dangerous"). Klara is dead-set on becoming the strongest student at the Isle's dojo, in an effort to become the region's Poison-type Gym Leader (and boost her pop-idol status in the process). She quickly develops a less-than-friendly rivalry with the player, culminating in a formal dojo battle in which she ''dangerously'' cheats by dropping a toxic stage-hazard move before the player can act.
*** Avery, a [[PsychicPowers Psychic-Type]] specialist in the ''Isle of Armor'' DLC for ''Shield'', has the number 026 for "otsumu" ("brain"). Avery is the youngest member of the family that has run Galar's (minor-league) Psychic-type Gym for generations, but was ostracized for "only" being psychic enough to [[MindOverMatter use telepathy]] in a family of teleporters and mind-readers.
*** Peony, a [[ExtraOreDinary Steel-Type]] specialist in the ''Crown Tundra'' DLC, has the number 082 for "oyaji" ("father"). He's a doting dad who organized the expedition to the titular area as a father-daughter adventure.
** ''VideoGame/PokemonLegendsArceus'' introduced the Water/Ghost type Basculegion, which evolves from White-Striped Basculin after losing at least 294 HP from recoil damage in total. The specific amount of 294 may be goroawase for 憎し ''nikushi'', which is archaic Japanese for "hatred".

[[quoteright:350:[[VideoGame/{{A3}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eiflzizwsaax34o.png]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Just to show that there is more than [[IncrediblyLamePun wan]] way to say things.]]

** Spamton always refers to himself with the overly formal and old-fashioned first-person pronoun "watakushi" — however, thanks to his ElectronicSpeechImpediment, instead of the standard spelling (私 or わたくし), it's spelled "ワタ94".

** ''VideoGame/PokemonLegendsArceus introduced the Water/Ghost type Basculegion, which evolves from White-Striped Basculin after losing at least 294 HP from recoil damage in total. The specific amount of 294 may be goroawase for 憎し ''nikushi'', which is archaic Japanese for "hatred".

* Each of the gym leaders and rivals in ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'' has a three-digit number listed on their Gym Challenge uniform. Gym Challengers (including the player) get to choose their own League number, so all involved presumably intentionally chose goroawase puns important to them.
** Milo, the [[GreenThumb Grass-Type]] gym leader, has the number 831 for "yasai" ("vegetables").
** Nessa, the [[MakingASplash Water-Type]] gym leader, has the number 049 for "oyogu" ("to swim").
** Kabu, the [[PlayingWithFire Fire-Type]] gym leader, has the number 187 for "hibana" ("spark").
** Bea, the [[BareFistedMonk Fighting-Type]] gym leader, has the number 193 for "ikusa" ("fight").
** Allister, the [[OurGhostsAreDifferent Ghost-Type]] gym leader, has the number 291 for "nikui" ("hateful").
** Opal, the [[TheFairFolk Fairy]]-[[OurFairiesAreDifferent Type]] gym leader, has the number 910 for an approximation of the English word "cute".
** Gordie, the [[DishingOutDirt Rock-Type]] gym leader, has the number 188 for "iwaba" ("rock face").
** Melony, the [[AnIcePerson Ice-Type]] gym leader, has the number 361 for "samui" ("cold").
** Piers, the [[CombatPragmatist Dark]]-[[CastingAShadow Type]] gym leader, has the number 061 for "warui" ("bad").
** Raihan, the [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Dragon]]-[[OurDragonsAreDifferent Type]] gym leader, has the number 241 for "tsuyoi" ("strong").
** Hop, the player's main rival, puns on his name by choosing number 189 for "hiyaku" ("leaping").
** Bede, the player's second rival, has the number 908 for "kureba", which is close to the English word "clever". He's an ArrogantKungFuGuy and exactly the type of person who would use his number as an excuse to boast, as well as alluding to the mental prowess of his [[MindOverMatter Psychic-Types]]. [[spoiler:He ends up taking over for Opal, the only other character with a number that evokes an English word, as the Fairy-Type Gym Leader.]]
** Marnie, the player's third rival, has the number 960 for "kuromaru" ("to blacken"). She's [[spoiler:Piers' sister and specializes in Dark-types like he does]].
** Subverted by Leon and Mustard, they're the only characters with numbers on their league cards that is not Goroawase, being 1 and 0, representing their positions as the champion and a former champion, respectively.
** Also played with by the [[PlayerCharacter player characters]]. On one hand, official artwork shows them wearing number 227, which is an uncharacteristic "bujina" ("safely"), and is more likely a reference to February 27th, the day that ''Pokémon Red and Green'' were first released in Japan. On the other hand, as mentioned above, you can [[HelloInsertNameHere choose your own uniform number]], so a smart player can write a custom goroawase pun.
** Klara, a [[PoisonousPerson Poison-Type]] specialist in the ''Isle of Armor'' DLC for ''Sword'', has the number 881 for "yabai" ("dangerous"). Klara is dead-set on becoming the strongest student at the Isle's dojo, in an effort to become the region's Poison-type Gym Leader (and boost her pop-idol status in the process). She quickly develops a less-than-friendly rivalry with the player, culminating in a formal dojo battle in which she ''dangerously'' cheats by dropping a toxic stage-hazard move before the player can act.
** Avery, a [[PsychicPowers Psychic-Type]] specialist in the ''Isle of Armor'' DLC for ''Shield'', has the number 026 for "otsumu" ("brain"). Avery is the youngest member of the family that has run Galar's (minor-league) Psychic-type Gym for generations, but was ostracized for "only" being psychic enough to [[MindOverMatter use telepathy]] in a family of teleporters and mind-readers.
** Peony, a [[ExtraOreDinary Steel-Type]] specialist in the ''Crown Tundra'' DLC, has the number 082 for "oyaji" ("father"). He's a doting dad who organized the expedition to the titular area as a father-daughter adventure.

* 2424, ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo''. Is occasionally an ArcNumber in the [[ExcusePlot minimal]] storylines, and often extended one digit to 24242 to be the default high score value in the games that keep track of that.
** Additionally, some of the games have punny titles for the sequel: Puyo Puyo Tsu (two) for the second, Puyo Puyo Sun (san) for the third, and Puyo Puyo~n (yon) for the fourth.