Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nakamura

/nɑkɑmˈʊɹə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables
naka-mu-ra
IPA
/nɑkɑmˈʊɹə/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 中村 (Nakamura) or 仲村 (Nakamura).

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Questions

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

How to pronounce nakamura

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “nakamura”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/nɑkɑmˈʊɹə/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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