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kuroki

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
kuro-ki
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Japanese.

name

A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 黒木(くろき) (Kuroki). The hamlet is named for general Kuroki Tamemoto, and was founded during the Russo-Japanese war.

Phrases

Niikawa-Kuroki syndrome

Frequently Paired Words

Niikawa-Kuroki syndrome

Questions

What does kuroki mean?
A surname from Japanese.
Where does kuroki come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 黒木(くろき) (Kuroki). The hamlet is named for general Kuroki Tamemoto, and was founded during the Russo-Japanese war.

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