Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kofu

/kˈoʊfu/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: ko-fu
IPA: /kˈoʊfu/

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 甲府 (Kōfu).

Inflected Forms

Kōfu (alternative)

Rhymes With

tofu

Questions

How do you pronounce kofu?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈoʊfu/.
What does kofu mean?: The capital city of Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
Where does kofu come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 甲府 (Kōfu).

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