Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ryūteki

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ryute-ki
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a transverse flute used in the gagaku music of Japan

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 龍笛 (ryūteki).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 龍笛

Inflected Forms

ryuteki (alternative)

Questions

What does ryūteki mean?: a transverse flute used in the gagaku music of Japan
Where does ryūteki come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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