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hosokawa

/hˌoʊsəkˈɑwə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
hosokawa
IPA
/hˌoʊsəkˈɑwə/
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Japanese.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 細川 (Hosokawa).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Hosokawas (plural)

Rhymes With

okinawa kagawa ozawa kurosawa hasegawa oshawa kanazawa nakagawa kawa mahwah furukawa yoshikawa

Questions

How do you pronounce hosokawa?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˌoʊsəkˈɑwə/.
What does hosokawa mean?
A surname from Japanese.
Where does hosokawa come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce hosokawa

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/hˌoʊsəkˈɑwə/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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