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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yugen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables
yu-gen
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Japanese ideal of grace and subtlety

Uncountable

Etymology

From Japanese 幽玄 (yūgen).

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Questions

What does yugen mean?
A Japanese ideal of grace and subtlety
Where does yugen come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce yugen

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