Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yamakawa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables
ya-makawa
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 山川 (Yamakawa).

Origin

Word Breakdown

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Questions

What does yamakawa mean?
A surname from Japanese.
Where does yamakawa come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce yamakawa

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