Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shizuoka

/ʃizwˈoʊkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables: shizuo-ka
IPA: /ʃizwˈoʊkə/

24

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A prefecture of Japan.

name

The capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

Etymology

From Japanese 静 (shizu, “calm”) and 岡 (oka, “hill”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 静

Derived Forms

Shizuokan

Rhymes With

coca boca mocha rocha fukuoka loca oka roca moca moka yoshioka matsuoka

Questions

How do you pronounce shizuoka?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃizwˈoʊkə/.
What does shizuoka mean?: A prefecture of Japan.
Where does shizuoka come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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