Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kishi

/kˈiʃi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: kishi
IPA: /kˈiʃi/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Kissi (“ancient colony”).

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 岸 (Kishi).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 岸

Inflected Forms

Kishis (plural)

Rhymes With

mitsubishi vichy nishi oishi onishi

Questions

How do you pronounce kishi?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈiʃi/.
What does kishi mean?: Alternative form of Kissi (“ancient colony”).
Where does kishi come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce kishi

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