Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

koken

/kˈoʊkən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: ko-ken
IPA: /kˈoʊkən/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A black-clad person who enters the stage to rearrange the set, unremarked by the actors

Example Sentences

"McAllister uses the Japanese device of the koken for changing scenes, distributing props, and creating furniture."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 後見(こうけん) (kōken, “a staff in noh and kabuki”).

Inflected Forms

kokens (plural)

Homonyms

kokan

Rhymes With

broken spoken token woken outspoken unbroken unspoken michoacan loken misspoken kokan softspoken

Questions

How do you pronounce koken?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈoʊkən/.
What does koken mean?: A black-clad person who enters the stage to rearrange the set, unremarked by the actors
Where does koken come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 後見(こうけん) (kōken, “a staff in noh and kabuki”).

How to pronounce koken

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