Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

koseki

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: kose-ki
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Japanese family registry, recording the births, deaths, marriages, etc. in a particular household.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 戸籍.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 戸籍

Inflected Forms

kosekis (plural)

Questions

What does koseki mean?: A Japanese family registry, recording the births, deaths, marriages, etc. in a particular household.
Where does koseki come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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