Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kakizome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kak-i-zome
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The first calligraphy written at the beginning of a year.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 書き初め.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 書き初め

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does kakizome mean?: The first calligraphy written at the beginning of a year.
Where does kakizome come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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