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kifu

/ˈki.fuː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ki-fu
IPA
/ˈki.fuː/
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A record of an abstract strategy game, especially Go or shogi.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 棋譜(きふ) (kifu), from Chinese 棋譜／棋谱 (qípǔ).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈki.fuː/

Inflected Forms

kifus (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce kifu?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈki.fuː/.
What does kifu mean?
A record of an abstract strategy game, especially Go or shogi.
Where does kifu come from?
It is traced to Chinese.

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