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kōbe

/kˈoʊbeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kobe
IPA
/kˈoʊbeɪ/
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city and capital of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

Etymology

From Japanese 神戸 (こうべ, Kōbe).

Questions

How do you pronounce kōbe?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈoʊbeɪ/.
What does kōbe mean?
A city and capital of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
Where does kōbe come from?
From Japanese 神戸 (こうべ, Kōbe).

How to pronounce kōbe

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