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arakawa

/ˌɑɹɑkˈɑwə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
arakawa
IPA
/ˌɑɹɑkˈɑwə/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Adachi, Sumida, Taitō, Bunkyō and Kita special wards.

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 荒川 (あらかわ, Arakawa).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Arakawas (plural)

Derived Forms

arakawaite

Rhymes With

okinawa kagawa ozawa kurosawa hasegawa oshawa kanazawa nakagawa kawa mahwah hosokawa furukawa

Questions

How do you pronounce arakawa?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑɹɑkˈɑwə/.
What does arakawa mean?
A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Adachi, Sumida, Taitō, Bunkyō and Kita special wards.
Where does arakawa come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce arakawa

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