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risa

/ˈɹi(ː)zə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables
risa
IPA
/ˈɹi(ː)zə/
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Japanese.

noun

Initialism of radioiodinated serum albumin.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese りさ (Risa).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

RISAs (plural)

Rhymes With

lisa teresa theresa isa pisa elisa larissa alisa elissa carissa erisa charissa

Questions

How do you pronounce risa?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹi(ː)zə/.
What does risa mean?
A female given name from Japanese.
Where does risa come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce risa

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