Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yamabushi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: yam-abushi
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Japanese ascetic hermit who dwells on a mountain.

Etymology

From Japanese 山伏.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 山伏

Questions

What does yamabushi mean?: A Japanese ascetic hermit who dwells on a mountain.
Where does yamabushi come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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