Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sentai

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables: sen-tai
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Japanese military unit; a squadron, task force, group or wing.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 戦隊.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 戦隊

Questions

What does sentai mean?: A Japanese military unit; a squadron, task force, group or wing.
Where does sentai come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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