Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tsu

/tsˈu/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables: tsu
IPA: /tsˈu/

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of Mie Prefecture, Japan.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Japanese 津 (Tsu).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 津

Usage

Uncountable

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce tsu?: The recorded pronunciation is /tsˈu/.
What does tsu mean?: The capital city of Mie Prefecture, Japan.
Where does tsu come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce tsu

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