Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chūō

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chuo
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Taitō, Sumida, Kōtō, Minato and Chiyoda special wards as well as Tokyo Bay.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 中央 (ちゅうおう, Chūō).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Chūō-ku (alternative)

Questions

What does chūō mean?
A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Taitō, Sumida, Kōtō, Minato and Chiyoda special wards as well as Tokyo Bay.
Where does chūō come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce chūō

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