Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

land of the ascendant sun

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables: land of the as-cen-dan-t -sun
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Land of the Rising Sun.

Example Sentences

"In these grim days when Japan is increasingly being portrayed as the new "evil empire," it is nice to see this playful, aesthetic side of the Land of the Ascendant Sun."
"Westerners who once viewed the land of the ascendant sun as a mecca for management ideas now dismiss the country as an economic basket case."

Questions

What does land of the ascendant sun mean?: Alternative form of Land of the Rising Sun.

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