Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sakamoto

/sɑkɑmˈoʊtoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables
sakamo-to
IPA
/sɑkɑmˈoʊtoʊ/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 坂本 (Sakamoto).

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Questions

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

How to pronounce sakamoto

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