Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ebisu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: ebisu
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Japanese god of fishing and commerce. One of the seven gods of luck.

noun

Synonym of Emishi (“ancient ethnic group of Japan”).

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 恵比須, 恵比寿, 夷, 戎 (Ebisu).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 恵比須

Synonyms

Emishi

Questions

What does ebisu mean?: The Japanese god of fishing and commerce. One of the seven gods of luck.
Where does ebisu come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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