Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chiyoda

/tʃɪjˈoʊdə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables: chiy-o-da
IPA: /tʃɪjˈoʊdə/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Bunkyō, Taitō, Chūō, Minato, and Shinjuku special wards, and also the location of national-level government institutions.

name

A town in Gunma Prefecture.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 千(ち)代(よ)田(だ) (Chiyoda).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Rhymes With

soda yoda oda pagoda coda rhoda kuroda toda svoboda noda boda toyoda

Questions

How do you pronounce chiyoda?: The recorded pronunciation is /tʃɪjˈoʊdə/.
What does chiyoda mean?: A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Bunkyō, Taitō, Chūō, Minato, and Shinjuku special wards, and also the location of national-level government institutions.
Where does chiyoda come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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