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yokoyama

/jˌoʊkoʊjˈɑmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables
yokoya-ma
IPA
/jˌoʊkoʊjˈɑmə/
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 横山 (Yokoyama).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Yokoyamas (plural)

Rhymes With

obama drama mama lama momma mamma osama comma sama rama yokohama llama

Questions

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

How to pronounce yokoyama

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