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watanabe

/wˌɑtɑnˈɑbeɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
watan-abe
IPA
/wˌɑtɑnˈɑbeɪ/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 渡辺 (Watanabe) or 渡部 (Watanabe).

Inflected Forms

Watanabes (plural)

Rhymes With

mugabe tanabe

Questions

How do you pronounce watanabe?
The recorded pronunciation is /wˌɑtɑnˈɑbeɪ/.
What does watanabe mean?
A surname from Japanese.
Where does watanabe come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 渡辺 (Watanabe) or 渡部 (Watanabe).

How to pronounce watanabe

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