Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

joshi

/dʒˈoʊʃi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables: joshi
IPA: /dʒˈoʊʃi/

15

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Japanese women's professional wrestling

Uncountable

noun

Japanese women's professional wrestling

Uncountable

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A surname from Hindi.

Example Sentences

"[Naoko] Sato and [Makiko] Ueda were young and attractive, unlike some of the burlier, older women who had dominated the sport in Japan up to that point. They introduced youth and sex appeal to joshi wrestling and quickly became a pop culture sensation."
"Whether they are called joshis, luchadoras, or lady grapplers, one can find female wrestlers in every part of the world."

Etymology

Ellipsis of 女子プロレス (joshi puroresu), itself a compound of 女子 (joshi, “woman”) + プロレス (puroresu, “professional wrestling”).

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: zhoshi, जोशी, જોશી

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

joshis (plural) Zoshi (alternative) Zhoshi (alternative) Zosi (alternative)

Rhymes With

hiroshi satoshi yoshi kiyoshi doshi

Questions

How do you pronounce joshi?: The recorded pronunciation is /dʒˈoʊʃi/.
What does joshi mean?: Japanese women's professional wrestling
Where does joshi come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

How to pronounce joshi

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