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kawasaki

/kæwəˈsɑki/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
kawasa-ki
IPA
/kæwəˈsɑki/
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A major city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname from Japanese.

Countable

name

A Japanese motorcycle manufacturer.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Ellipsis of Kawasaki disease.

Uncountable

Etymology

Transliteration of Japanese 川崎 (Kawasaki).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kæwəˈsɑki/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Kawasakis (plural)

Phrases

Kawasaki's disease Kawasaki syndrome

Rhymes With

hockey rocky jockey cocky khaki nagasaki maki aki miyazaki stocky sasaki saki

Questions

How do you pronounce kawasaki?
The recorded pronunciation is /kæwəˈsɑki/.
What does kawasaki mean?
A major city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Where does kawasaki come from?
Transliteration of Japanese 川崎 (Kawasaki).

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