Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hosaka

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: hosa-ka
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

A romanization of Japanese 保坂 (Hosaka), possibly from the kanji 保 (protection) and 坂 (slope, hill). Related to English Osaka.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 保坂

Inflected Forms

Hosakas (plural)

Questions

What does hosaka mean?: A surname from Japanese.
Where does hosaka come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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