Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mitsui

/mitsˈui/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables
mit-sui
IPA
/mitsˈui/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 三井 (Mitsui) or Japanese 光井 (Mitsui).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 三井, 光井

Inflected Forms

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Questions

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

How to pronounce mitsui

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/mitsˈui/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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