Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nanten

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nan-ten
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The nandina or heavenly bamboo.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Japanese 南天.

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Questions

What does nanten mean?
The nandina or heavenly bamboo.
Where does nanten come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce nanten

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