Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ojime

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ojime
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Japanese carved bead worn between the inrō and netsuke.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 緒締め (literally “cord fastener”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 緒締め

Inflected Forms

ojimes (plural)

Questions

What does ojime mean?: A Japanese carved bead worn between the inrō and netsuke.
Where does ojime come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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