Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ōshima

/oʊʃˈimə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: os-hi-ma
IPA: /oʊʃˈimə/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of four subprefectures in Tokyo, occupying a part of the Izu Islands

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 大島 (おおしま, Ōshima).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 大島

Rhymes With

décima beukema bronkema

Questions

How do you pronounce ōshima?: The recorded pronunciation is /oʊʃˈimə/.
What does ōshima mean?: One of four subprefectures in Tokyo, occupying a part of the Izu Islands
Where does ōshima come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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