Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

matsuyama

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
mat-suya-ma
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 松山(まつやま) (Matsuyama).

Questions

What does matsuyama mean?
The capital city of Ehime Prefecture, Japan.
Where does matsuyama come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 松山(まつやま) (Matsuyama).

How to pronounce matsuyama

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