Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seki

/sˈeɪki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: se-ki
IPA: /sˈeɪki/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In the game of Go, a state of impasse where neither player can benefit from playing in a location

name

A city in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

Etymology

From Japanese セキ (seki).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: セキ

Phrases

masu-seki tachi-seki

Frequently Paired Words

masu-seki tachi-seki

Homonyms

saiki

Rhymes With

shaky flaky reiki achy blakey saiki breaky lakey aikey

Questions

How do you pronounce seki?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈeɪki/.
What does seki mean?: In the game of Go, a state of impasse where neither player can benefit from playing in a location
Where does seki come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce seki

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