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shakuhachi

/ʃɑkuˈhɑt͡ʃiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables
sha-ku-ha-chi
IPA
/ʃɑkuˈhɑt͡ʃiː/
25
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Japanese flute which is tuned to a pentatonic scale and is end-blown like a recorder instead of being held transversely like the Western transverse flute.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 尺八 (しゃくはち, shakuhachi), from 尺 (tsyhek, an archaic measure of length approximately equal to 30 centimeters) + 八 (peat, “eight”), corresponding to the standard length of the instrument (approximately 55 centimeters).

Inflected Forms

shakuhachis (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce shakuhachi?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃɑkuˈhɑt͡ʃiː/.
What does shakuhachi mean?
A Japanese flute which is tuned to a pentatonic scale and is end-blown like a recorder instead of being held transversely like the Western transverse flute.
Where does shakuhachi come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 尺八 (しゃくはち, shakuhachi), from 尺 (tsyhek, an archaic measure of length approximately equal to 30 centimeters) + 八 (peat, “eight”), corresponding to the standard length of the instrument (approximately 55 centimeters).

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