Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nhk

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: nhk
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Initialism of Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (“a Japanese public broadcaster”).

Example Sentences

"Naomi Osaka, a Japanese professional tennis player, also responded to the NHK post with a popular gif of “Family Feud” host Steve Harvey expressing bewilderment."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese NHK (NHK).

Questions

What does nhk mean?: Initialism of Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (“a Japanese public broadcaster”).
Where does nhk come from?: Borrowed from Japanese NHK (NHK).

How to pronounce nhk

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