Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yusho

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: yusho
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The top-ranking position at the end of a basho; the championship.

Etymology

From Japanese 優勝 (“victory, championship”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 優勝

Phrases

jun-yusho zensho yusho

Frequently Paired Words

jun-yusho zensho yusho

Questions

What does yusho mean?: The top-ranking position at the end of a basho; the championship.
Where does yusho come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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