Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

takahashi

/tɑkɑhˈɑʃi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables: taka-hashi
IPA: /tɑkɑhˈɑʃi/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Okayama Prefecture.

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 高梁 (Takahashi).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 高梁, 高橋

Inflected Forms

Takahashis (plural)

Rhymes With

kobayashi takashi washy hayashi akashi higashi squashy hirabayashi foshee

Questions

How do you pronounce takahashi?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɑkɑhˈɑʃi/.
What does takahashi mean?: A city in Okayama Prefecture.
Where does takahashi come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce takahashi

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