Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yagura

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: yagu-ra
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A high wooden tower in front of a sumo arena from which a yobidashi beats the taiko drum each day before and after each tournament.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 櫓 (“tower, turret, keep, scaffold”).

Questions

What does yagura mean?: A high wooden tower in front of a sumo arena from which a yobidashi beats the taiko drum each day before and after each tournament.
Where does yagura come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 櫓 (“tower, turret, keep, scaffold”).

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