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yamaguchi

/jɑməˈɡut͡ʃi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
ya-m-aguchi
IPA
/jɑməˈɡut͡ʃi/
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Japan.

name

A prefecture of Japan.

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 山口(やまぐち) (Yamaguchi).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /jɑməˈɡut͡ʃi/

Inflected Forms

Yamaguchis (plural)

Rhymes With

gucci coochie tucci chattahoochee noguchi yamauchi lucci kikuchi hoochie higuchi taniguchi kawaguchi

Questions

How do you pronounce yamaguchi?
The recorded pronunciation is /jɑməˈɡut͡ʃi/.
What does yamaguchi mean?
A city in Japan.
Where does yamaguchi come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 山口(やまぐち) (Yamaguchi).

How to pronounce yamaguchi

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