Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ishikawa

/ˌɪʃˌikˈɑwˌɑ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: ishikawa
IPA: /ˌɪʃˌikˈɑwˌɑ/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Ishikawa prefecture, a prefecture in Northern central region of Japan.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname from Japanese.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 石川(いしかわ) (Ishikawa).

Usage

Inflected Forms

Ishikawas (plural)

Derived Forms

ishikawaite

Phrases

Ishikawa diagram

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce ishikawa?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪʃˌikˈɑwˌɑ/.
What does ishikawa mean?: Ishikawa prefecture, a prefecture in Northern central region of Japan.
Where does ishikawa come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 石川(いしかわ) (Ishikawa).

How to pronounce ishikawa

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