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yamamoto

/jɑmɑmˈoʊtoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables
ya-mamo-to
IPA
/jɑmɑmˈoʊtoʊ/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Japanese, one of the 10 most common in Japan.

name

A district of Akita Prefecture in northwestern Honshu, Japan.

name

A Japanese battleship class.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 山本 (Yamamoto), meaning "(one who lives at) the base of the mountain(s)" or "(one from) Yamamoto District".

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Yamamotos (plural)

Rhymes With

moto kyoto toto soto miyamoto matsumoto desoto hashimoto sakamoto koto cotto roto

Questions

How do you pronounce yamamoto?
The recorded pronunciation is /jɑmɑmˈoʊtoʊ/.
What does yamamoto mean?
A surname from Japanese, one of the 10 most common in Japan.
Where does yamamoto come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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