Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kimura

/kimˈʊɹə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables
kimu-ra
IPA
/kimˈʊɹə/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An armlock where the implementer isolates the opponent's arm and torques the shoulder in order to cause pain or injury.

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Named after Masahiko Kimura, who used it to defeat Hélio Gracie in a famous fight in 1951.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

kimuras (plural)

Synonyms

reverse keylock

Rhymes With

nakamura nomura dura jura sura pura miura segura nishimura mura tamura bravura

Questions

How do you pronounce kimura?
The recorded pronunciation is /kimˈʊɹə/.
What does kimura mean?
An armlock where the implementer isolates the opponent's arm and torques the shoulder in order to cause pain or injury.
Where does kimura come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce kimura

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