Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rakan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables
rakan
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Japanese arhat.

name

A male given name from Arabic.

name

A surname from Arabic.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Japanese 羅漢 (rakan).

Origin

Word Breakdown

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Questions

What does rakan mean?
A Japanese arhat.
Where does rakan come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce rakan

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