Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kurokawa

/kˌuɹoʊkˈɑwə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables
kurokawa
IPA
/kˌuɹoʊkˈɑwə/
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 黒川 (Kurokawa).

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Questions

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

How to pronounce kurokawa

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