Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kai ken

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables: kai ken
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dog of a rare Japanese breed with a wedge-shaped head and prick ears.

Etymology

Named after Kai Province, where the breed is said to have originated; + Japanese 犬 (ken, “dog”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 犬

Inflected Forms

Kai Kens (plural)

Questions

What does kai ken mean?: A dog of a rare Japanese breed with a wedge-shaped head and prick ears.
Where does kai ken come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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