Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yakisugi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yak-isu-gi
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A method of preserving wood by slightly charring its surface.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Japanese 焼杉 (“charred cypress”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 焼杉

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does yakisugi mean?: A method of preserving wood by slightly charring its surface.
Where does yakisugi come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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