Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fusen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fusen
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sumo match that is cancelled due to the absence of one of the rikishi.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 不戦 (fusen, “not fighting, not competing”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 不戦

Derived Forms

fusenhai fusensho

Questions

What does fusen mean?: A sumo match that is cancelled due to the absence of one of the rikishi.
Where does fusen come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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