Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kuroshio

/ˌkʊəɹəʊˈʃiːəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables: kuroshio
IPA: /ˌkʊəɹəʊˈʃiːəʊ/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The oceanic current forming the swift, warm, northward-flowing western quarter of the North Pacific Gyre.

Example Sentences

"Between Fatsisio and Mikura a current to the eastward is marked, called the Kuro Siwo Stream."
"Still less must we forget the mighty river in the sea—the Kuroshio, or “Black Current”—which, flowing northwards from the direction of Formosa and the Philippine Islands, warms the southern and south-eastern coasts of Japan much as the Gulf Stream warms the coasts of western Europe."

Etymology

Borrowed from the romaji transcription of Japanese 黒潮 (Kuroshio, “Black Tide”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 黒潮

Inflected Forms

Kuro Shio (alternative) Kuro Siwo (alternative) Kurosiwo (alternative)

Synonyms

Japan Current Black Current Black Stream kuroshio current

Questions

How do you pronounce kuroshio?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkʊəɹəʊˈʃiːəʊ/.
What does kuroshio mean?: The oceanic current forming the swift, warm, northward-flowing western quarter of the North Pacific Gyre.
Where does kuroshio come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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