Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miyakawa

/ˌmiːjəˈkɑːwə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: miyakawa
IPA: /ˌmiːjəˈkɑːwə/

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

From Japanese 宮川 (みやかわ, Miyakawa, literally “shrine river”). See also Miyagawa.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 宮川

Inflected Forms

Miyakawas (plural)

Questions

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

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