Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shinjuku

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: shin-juku
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by the (clockwise from north) Toshima, Bunkyō, Chiyoda, Minato, Shibuya, and Nakano special wards; it is also the location of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office.

Example Sentences

"The neighborhood we lived in wasn’t like the image most people have of Tokyo, all slick and modern like Shinjuku or Shibuya, with skyscrapers made of concrete and glass."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 新(しん)宿(じゅく) (Shinjuku).

Questions

What does shinjuku mean?: A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by the (clockwise from north) Toshima, Bunkyō, Chiyoda, Minato, Shibuya, and Nakano special wards; it is also the location of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office.
Where does shinjuku come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 新(しん)宿(じゅく) (Shinjuku).

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