Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jisei

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ji-sei
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A poem traditionally composed on one's deathbed in Japan.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 辞世.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 辞世

Questions

What does jisei mean?: A poem traditionally composed on one's deathbed in Japan.
Where does jisei come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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