Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ishihara

/ˌɪʃˌihˈɑɹˌɑ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables
ishi-hara
IPA
/ˌɪʃˌihˈɑɹˌɑ/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 石原 (Ishihara).

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Questions

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

How to pronounce ishihara

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