Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

danmaku

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dan-maku
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The (intricate patterns of) bullets seen in bullet hell games.

Slang; Uncountable

noun

A form of moving subtitles used on videos posted on social media.

Slang; Uncountable

Etymology

From Japanese 弾幕 (literally “barrage”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Questions

What does danmaku mean?
The (intricate patterns of) bullets seen in bullet hell games.
Where does danmaku come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce danmaku

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