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kanagawa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables
kana-gawa
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A prefecture of Japan.

name

A ward of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 神奈(かな)川(がわ) (Kanagawa).

Questions

What does kanagawa mean?
A prefecture of Japan.
Where does kanagawa come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 神奈(かな)川(がわ) (Kanagawa).

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