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okazaki

/ˌəʊkəˈzɑːkɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
okaza-ki
IPA
/ˌəʊkəˈzɑːkɪ/
24
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Japanese.

name

A city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 岡崎 (おかざき, Okazaki).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˌəʊkəˈzɑːkɪ/

Inflected Forms

Okazakis (plural)

Phrases

Okazaki fragment

Rhymes With

hockey rocky jockey cocky khaki kawasaki nagasaki maki aki miyazaki stocky sasaki

Questions

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

How to pronounce okazaki

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