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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chawan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
chawan
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An East Asian tea bowl, in which tea may be prepared and then consumed.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Mandarin 茶碗 (cháwǎn) or Japanese 茶碗 (chawan, literally “tea bowl”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

chawans (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

gaiwan

Questions

What does chawan mean?
An East Asian tea bowl, in which tea may be prepared and then consumed.
Where does chawan come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce chawan

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