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hinoki

/hɪˈnəʊki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables
hi-no-ki
IPA
/hɪˈnəʊki/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tree (species Chamaecyparis obtusa), the Japanese cypress.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The wood of this tree.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Japanese 檜(ひのき) (hinoki).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

hinokis (plural) finoki (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

hinokiflavone hinokitiol

Phrases

hinoki cypress

Questions

How do you pronounce hinoki?
The recorded pronunciation is /hɪˈnəʊki/.
What does hinoki mean?
A tree (species Chamaecyparis obtusa), the Japanese cypress.
Where does hinoki come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce hinoki

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