Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kikuchi

/kikˈutʃi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables
kikuchi
IPA
/kikˈutʃi/
20
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 菊池 (Kikuchi).

Origin

Word Breakdown

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Questions

How do you pronounce kikuchi?
The recorded pronunciation is /kikˈutʃi/.
What does kikuchi mean?
A city in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan.
Where does kikuchi come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce kikuchi

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/kikˈutʃi/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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