Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kawagoe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables: kawa-g-oe
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, known as "Koedo"（小江戸）

name

A town in Mie Prefecture, Japan.

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 川越 (Kawagoe).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 川越

Questions

What does kawagoe mean?: A city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, known as "Koedo"（小江戸）
Where does kawagoe come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce kawagoe

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “kawagoe”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “kawagoe”.
Repeat and practice — Say “kawagoe” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.