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kinjite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kin-jite
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A foul or forbidden move.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 禁じ手 (kinjite), from 禁じる (kinjiru, “to forbid”) + 手 (te, “hand”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does kinjite mean?
A foul or forbidden move.
Where does kinjite come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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