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gunbai

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gun-bai
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The lacquered wooden fan used by the gyoji.

Etymology

From Japanese 軍配 (“war fan”), shortened form of 軍配団扇 (gunbai uchiwa).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does gunbai mean?
The lacquered wooden fan used by the gyoji.
Where does gunbai come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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