Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kishu ken

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: kishu ken
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dog of a Japanese breed descended from ancient medium-sized breeds.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 紀州犬 (Kishū-ken, “Kishū dog”).

Inflected Forms

Kishu Kens (plural)

Questions

What does kishu ken mean?: A dog of a Japanese breed descended from ancient medium-sized breeds.
Where does kishu ken come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 紀州犬 (Kishū-ken, “Kishū dog”).

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