Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fukunaga

/fukunˈɑɡə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables
fuku-na-ga
IPA
/fukunˈɑɡə/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 福永 (Fukunaga).

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Questions

How do you pronounce fukunaga?
The recorded pronunciation is /fukunˈɑɡə/.
What does fukunaga mean?
A surname from Japanese.
Where does fukunaga come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce fukunaga

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