Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kikai

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: kikai
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island of the Amami archipelago, Japan.

name

A Ryukyuan language spoken on Kikai island.

Example Sentences

"Those over 50 use Kikai at home among themselves but can understand and use Japanese."
"[…], including the Ryûkyûan dialects (11 dialects: Southern, Amami-Oshima Northern, Kikai, Kunigami, Miyako, Okinawan Central, Oki-no-Erabu, Toku-no-Shima, Taeyama, Yonaguni, and Yoron) […]"
"[…], (iii) the Amami group (Kikai, Ōshima, Tokunoshima, Okierabu, Yoron), […]"

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Kikai terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Kikai terms

Synonyms

Kikaijima

Questions

What does kikai mean?: An island of the Amami archipelago, Japan.

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