Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kita

/kˈitə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: ki-ta
IPA: /kˈitə/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Saitama Prefecture, Adachi, Arakawa, Bunkyō, Toshima, and Itabashi special wards.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 北 (きた, Kita).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 北

Rhymes With

rita meta anita margarita greta cheetah peta nikita lolita pita juanita bonita

Questions

How do you pronounce kita?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈitə/.
What does kita mean?: A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Saitama Prefecture, Adachi, Arakawa, Bunkyō, Toshima, and Itabashi special wards.
Where does kita come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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