Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hanami

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: hana-mi
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Japanese custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers, usually cherry blossoms or plum blossoms, also known as "flower viewing".

Uncountable

Etymology

From Japanese 花見 (hanami).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 花見

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does hanami mean?: The Japanese custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers, usually cherry blossoms or plum blossoms, also known as "flower viewing".
Where does hanami come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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