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kaguya

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables
kaguya
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The protagonist of 赫映姫の物語 (Kaguya-hime no Monogatari, “The Tale of Princess Kaguya”), a mysterious girl from the moon, discovered as a baby inside the stalk of a glowing bamboo plant.

name

Synonym of SELENE (“Japan’s second lunar orbiter spacecraft”).

Informal

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 赫映, かぐや (Kaguya).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 赫映, かぐや

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

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Synonyms

SELENE Kaguya-hime

Questions

What does kaguya mean?
The protagonist of 赫映姫の物語 (Kaguya-hime no Monogatari, “The Tale of Princess Kaguya”), a mysterious girl from the moon, discovered as a baby inside the stalk of a glowing bamboo plant.
Where does kaguya come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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