Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hirakata

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hi-raka-ta
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in northeastern Osaka Prefecture, founded in 1947.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 枚方 (Hirakata).

Questions

What does hirakata mean?
A city in northeastern Osaka Prefecture, founded in 1947.
Where does hirakata come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 枚方 (Hirakata).

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