Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

noguchi

/noʊɡˈutʃi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: noguchi
IPA: /noʊɡˈutʃi/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 野口 (Noguchi, literally “field entrance”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 野口

Inflected Forms

Noguchis (plural)

Phrases

Noguchi table

Rhymes With

gucci yamaguchi coochie tucci chattahoochee yamauchi lucci kikuchi hoochie higuchi taniguchi kawaguchi

Questions

How do you pronounce noguchi?: The recorded pronunciation is /noʊɡˈutʃi/.
What does noguchi mean?: A surname from Japanese.
Where does noguchi come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce noguchi

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