Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

satoshi

/saˈtowʃi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: satoshi
IPA: /saˈtowʃi/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Japanese.

noun

A hundred-millionth (10⁻⁸) of a bitcoin; the same as 10 nanocoins (nBTC) or 10⁻⁸ BTC.

Example Sentences

"Bitcoin is the oldest and best known of all crypto coins. Its creator — the ever-anonymous Satoshi Nakamoto — set things up so that there can never be more than 21 million bitcoins in existence. Unlike other assets that are valued based on tangible components — for example, a company’s goods and services or a natural resource — bitcoin is considered a store of value, the price of which depends strictly on what others are willing to pay for it."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese さとし (Satoshi).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: さとし

Inflected Forms

satoshis (plural)

Derived Forms

Faketoshi satoshi millisatoshi

Synonyms

sat

Homonyms

satoshi

Rhymes With

hiroshi yoshi joshi kiyoshi doshi

Questions

How do you pronounce satoshi?: The recorded pronunciation is /saˈtowʃi/.
What does satoshi mean?: A male given name from Japanese.
Where does satoshi come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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