Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gakuen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: gakuen
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Japanese-language school for nikkei (Japanese-American) children.

Example Sentences

"From Japanese gakuens all over Northern California will come many school children to see the warships Iwate and Yakumo and meet the cadets."

Inflected Forms

gakuens (plural)

Questions

What does gakuen mean?: A Japanese-language school for nikkei (Japanese-American) children.

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