Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

koen-kai

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: koen-kai
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a sumo fan club, either for a heya or for a particular rikishi; a useful source of money

Etymology

From Japanese 後援会 (kōenkai).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 後援会

Questions

What does koen-kai mean?: a sumo fan club, either for a heya or for a particular rikishi; a useful source of money
Where does koen-kai come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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