Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kiyoshi

/kiˈoʊʃi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: kiyoshi
IPA: /kiˈoʊʃi/

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Japanese.

Example Sentences

"Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi, known for his courage to challenge the U.S. government policy to evacuate, relocate, and intern all persons of Japanese ancestry during the Pacific War, was born in Seattle on April 23, 1918."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese きよし (Kiyoshi).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: きよし

Rhymes With

hiroshi satoshi yoshi joshi doshi

Questions

How do you pronounce kiyoshi?: The recorded pronunciation is /kiˈoʊʃi/.
What does kiyoshi mean?: A male given name from Japanese.
Where does kiyoshi come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce kiyoshi

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