Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nakashima

/nɑkɑʃˈimə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables
nakashima
IPA
/nɑkɑʃˈimə/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 中島 (Nakashima).

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Questions

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

How to pronounce nakashima

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