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ichibu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ichibu
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An old gold or silver coin of Japan, rectangular in shape. It corresponded to the ichibugin or ichibuban, and was used during the Edo period prior to the introduction of the yen in 1871.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Japanese いちぶ (ichibu).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

ichibus (plural) ichebu (alternative) ichibo (alternative) ichiboo (alternative) itzeboo (alternative) itzebu (alternative) itzibu (alternative)

Questions

What does ichibu mean?
An old gold or silver coin of Japan, rectangular in shape. It corresponded to the ichibugin or ichibuban, and was used during the Edo period prior to the introduction of the yen in 1871.
Where does ichibu come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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