Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ryū

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: ryu
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of ryu.

Example Sentences

"Prior the 1950s there may have been more sanshin players in Hawaii who had studied other ryū in Okinawa before coming to Hawaii, […]"
"Rather than being separated by ryū affiliation, performers are being separated into those who can and those who cannot read staff notation."
"Moreover, innumerable clans had their own martial practices that were not codified in the manner of martial ryū as is generally conceived; […]"
"Add in to that, some ryūs also taught how to parry and counterattack against swords and spears by somebody only armed with a knife or short stick."

Inflected Forms

ryūs (plural)

Questions

What does ryū mean?: Alternative form of ryu.

How to pronounce ryū

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