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shibuya

/ʃɪˈbuːjə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables
shibuya
IPA
/ʃɪˈbuːjə/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Shinjuku, Minato, Shinagawa, Meguro, Setagaya, Suginami, and Nakano special wards.

name

A surname from Japanese.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 渋谷 (しぶや, Shibuya, literally “harsh valley”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Shibuyas (plural)

Phrases

Shibuya-kei Shibuya toast

Rhymes With

nduja zeruiah gianduja

Questions

How do you pronounce shibuya?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃɪˈbuːjə/.
What does shibuya mean?
A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Shinjuku, Minato, Shinagawa, Meguro, Setagaya, Suginami, and Nakano special wards.
Where does shibuya come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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