Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nakajima

/nɑkɑdʒˈimə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables
naka-ji-ma
IPA
/nɑkɑdʒˈimə/
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 中島 (Nakajima).

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Questions

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

How to pronounce nakajima

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