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kobayashi

/kˌoʊbɑjˈɑʃi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables
kobayashi
IPA
/kˌoʊbɑjˈɑʃi/
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 小林 (Kobayashi).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Kobayashis (plural)

Phrases

Kobayashi Maru

Rhymes With

takahashi takashi washy hayashi akashi higashi squashy hirabayashi foshee

Questions

How do you pronounce kobayashi?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˌoʊbɑjˈɑʃi/.
What does kobayashi mean?
A surname from Japanese.
Where does kobayashi come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce kobayashi

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