Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

juku

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: juku
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A private Japanese school offering lessons outside of regular school time.

Etymology

From Japanese 塾 (juku, “cram school”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 塾

Inflected Forms

jukus (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hagwon

Questions

What does juku mean?: A private Japanese school offering lessons outside of regular school time.
Where does juku come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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