Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haramaki

/hɑɹ.ə.mɑk.i/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hara-ma-ki
IPA: /hɑɹ.ə.mɑk.i/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A piece of armor worn over the torso by samurai infantry, fastened by cords in the back.

noun

A bellyband: a band of cloth worn around the abdomen to preserve stomach qi and boost circulation.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 腹巻 and 腹巻き (haramaki).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 腹巻

Inflected Forms

haramakis (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce haramaki?: The recorded pronunciation is /hɑɹ.ə.mɑk.i/.
What does haramaki mean?: A piece of armor worn over the torso by samurai infantry, fastened by cords in the back.
Where does haramaki come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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