Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sakurai

/sɑkʊɹˈɑi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
saku-rai
IPA
/sɑkʊɹˈɑi/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 桜井 (Sakurai).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Sakurais (plural)

Derived Forms

sakuraiite

Rhymes With

rai desai masai sakai adlai kawai arai nagai hirai nakai stai mathai

Questions

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

How to pronounce sakurai

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “sakurai”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/sɑkʊɹˈɑi/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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