Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

osaka

/oʊˈsɑːkə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: os-a-ka
IPA: /oʊˈsɑːkə/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname from Japanese.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"And Osaka comes alive in the warm months of summer and fall as the locals take to their outdoor restaurants, flock to festivals and cheer on the hometown baseball team, the Hanshin Tigers."
"Naomi Osaka, a Japanese professional tennis player, also responded to the NHK post with a popular gif of “Family Feud” host Steve Harvey expressing bewilderment."

Etymology

From Japanese 大(おお)阪(さか) (Ōsaka, literally “large hill”) — the slope up to the Uemachi Plateau, where Osaka Castle sits.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /oʊˈsɑːkə/
British English: /əʊˈsɑːkə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Osakas (plural) Ōsaka (alternative) Ôsaka (alternative) Oosaka (alternative) Ousaka (alternative) Ohsaka (alternative)

Derived Forms

Osakan

Frequently Paired Words

Ōsaka Ôsaka Oosaka Ohsaka Ousaka

Rhymes With

aka tanaka dhaka lusaka baka shaka paca yamanaka moussaka apodaca straka menchaca

Questions

How do you pronounce osaka?: The recorded pronunciation is /oʊˈsɑːkə/.
What does osaka mean?: A placename
Where does osaka come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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