Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ija

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables: ija
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Initialism of Imperial Japanese Army, the army of Imperial Japan, predecessor of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, usually in reference to WWII.

Example Sentences

"The Japanese, with their respect for hierarchy, while compelling all the lower ranks to work, made no such demands on the officers, who stayed in [the POW] camp and, bizarrely, were paid by the IJA a minuscule salary."

Questions

What does ija mean?: Initialism of Imperial Japanese Army, the army of Imperial Japan, predecessor of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, usually in reference to WWII.

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