Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hotchiku

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hotchiku
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An end-blown vertical bamboo flute used in traditional Japanese music, similar to the shakuhachi.

Etymology

From Japanese 法竹 (hotchiku).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 法竹

Inflected Forms

hocchiku (alternative) hochiku (alternative)

Questions

What does hotchiku mean?: An end-blown vertical bamboo flute used in traditional Japanese music, similar to the shakuhachi.
Where does hotchiku come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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