Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hanyū

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hanyu
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 羽生 (Hanyū).

Questions

What does hanyū mean?
A city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
Where does hanyū come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 羽生 (Hanyū).

How to pronounce hanyū

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
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