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katayama

/kɑtɑjˈɑmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables
kataya-ma
IPA
/kɑtɑjˈɑmə/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 片山 (Katayama).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Katayamas (plural)

Rhymes With

obama drama mama lama momma mamma osama comma sama rama yokohama llama

Questions

How do you pronounce katayama?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɑtɑjˈɑmə/.
What does katayama mean?
A surname from Japanese.
Where does katayama come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce katayama

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/kɑtɑjˈɑmə/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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