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romajikai

/ˌɹoʊməd͡ʒiˈkaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ro-ma-jikai
IPA
/ˌɹoʊməd͡ʒiˈkaɪ/
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A society founded in the 19th century to promote the romanization of the Japanese language.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ローマ字会 (ローマじかい, Rōmajikai), from ローマ字 (ローマじ, rōmaji, “romaji, romanization of Japanese”) + 会 (かい, kai, “association”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ローマ字会

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɹoʊməd͡ʒiˈkaɪ/
  • British English: /ˌɹəʊməd͡ʒɪˈkaɪ/

Inflected Forms

Rōmajikwai (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

romaji

Questions

How do you pronounce romajikai?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɹoʊməd͡ʒiˈkaɪ/.
What does romajikai mean?
A society founded in the 19th century to promote the romanization of the Japanese language.
Where does romajikai come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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