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nakano

/nɑkˈɑnoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
nakano
IPA
/nɑkˈɑnoʊ/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Japanese.

name

A city in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

name

A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Nerima, Toshima, Shinjuku, Shibuya, and Suginami special wards.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 中野 (Nakano).

Inflected Forms

Nakanos (plural)

Rhymes With

nano soprano milano kano luciano mano chicano delano serrano solano americano napolitano

Questions

How do you pronounce nakano?
The recorded pronunciation is /nɑkˈɑnoʊ/.
What does nakano mean?
A surname from Japanese.
Where does nakano come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 中野 (Nakano).

How to pronounce nakano

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