Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keijō

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kei-jo
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The name of Seoul during the Japanese occupation period in the early 20th century.

Etymology

From Japanese 京城(けいじょう) (Keijō).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Gyeongseong (alternative) Kyongsong (alternative) Keizyo (alternative)

Questions

What does keijō mean?: The name of Seoul during the Japanese occupation period in the early 20th century.
Where does keijō come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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