Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seiso

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
seiso
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pure, proper, and wholesome, especially in the sense of being non-sexual.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Japanese 清(せい)楚(そ) (seiso, “clean, tidy”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more seiso (comparative) most seiso (superlative)

Antonyms

Questions

What does seiso mean?
Pure, proper, and wholesome, especially in the sense of being non-sexual.
Where does seiso come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce seiso

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