Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kenpo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
ken-po
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various Japanese martial arts.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 拳法. Doublet of quanfa.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

kempo (alternative)

Questions

What does kenpo mean?
Any of various Japanese martial arts.
Where does kenpo come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce kenpo

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