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osamu

/oʊsˈɑmu/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
os-amu
IPA
/oʊsˈɑmu/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese おさむ (Osamu).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce osamu?
The recorded pronunciation is /oʊsˈɑmu/.
What does osamu mean?
A male given name from Japanese.
Where does osamu come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce osamu

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