Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shikonin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shikonin
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of alkannin.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Japanese 紫根 (“purple gromwell root”) + -in.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 紫根
Suffix: in

Usage

Inflected Forms

shikonins (plural)

Synonyms

alkannin

Questions

What does shikonin mean?: Synonym of alkannin.
Where does shikonin come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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