Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tansu

/ˈtɑnsu/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: tan-su
IPA: /ˈtɑnsu/

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional portable chest from Japan.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 箪笥.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 箪笥

Inflected Forms

tansus (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce tansu?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɑnsu/.
What does tansu mean?: A traditional portable chest from Japan.
Where does tansu come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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