Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tanizaki

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
taniza-ki
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A transliteration of the Japanese surname 谷崎

name

A surname from Japanese.

Example Sentences

  • "Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, b. 1886"

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 谷崎.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does tanizaki mean?
A transliteration of the Japanese surname 谷崎
Where does tanizaki come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 谷崎.

How to pronounce tanizaki

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