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yamashita

/jɑmɑʃˈitə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables
ya-mashita
IPA
/jɑmɑʃˈitə/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 山下 (Yamashita).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Yamashitas (plural)

Rhymes With

rita meta anita margarita greta cheetah peta nikita lolita pita juanita kita

Questions

How do you pronounce yamashita?
The recorded pronunciation is /jɑmɑʃˈitə/.
What does yamashita mean?
A surname from Japanese.
Where does yamashita come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce yamashita

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