Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

koku

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.13 in modern English

Syllables: koku
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A unit of measure in feudal Japan, the amount of rice needed to feed one person for a year.

noun

cocurriculum; extracurriculum

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 石.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 石

Inflected Forms

kokus (plural) koko (alternative)

Questions

What does koku mean?: A unit of measure in feudal Japan, the amount of rice needed to feed one person for a year.
Where does koku come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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