Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kagome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables: kagome
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An arrangement of laths composed of interlaced triangles such that each point where two laths cross has four neighboring points. Although called a lattice, it is more closely related to the trihexagonal tiling than to a mathematical lattice.

noun

Kagome Kagome, a Japanese children's game.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 籠目 (かごめ, kagome).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 籠目

Derived Forms

hyperkagome interkagome

Questions

What does kagome mean?: An arrangement of laths composed of interlaced triangles such that each point where two laths cross has four neighboring points. Although called a lattice, it is more closely related to the trihexagonal tiling than to a mathematical lattice.
Where does kagome come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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