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koku

koku noun: a unit of measure in feudal Japan, the amount of rice needed to feed one person for a year.

Noun (1)

koku (plural kokus or koku)

  1. A unit of measure in feudal Japan, the amount of rice needed to feed one person for a year.

Noun (2)

koku

  1. (Malaysia, school slang) cocurriculum; extracurriculum

Forms of koku

pluralkokus
pluralkoku
alternative formkoko

Origin of koku

Borrowed from Japanese 石.

Borrowed from Malay koku, clipping of kokurikulum (“cocurriculum”).

Questions about koku

What does koku mean?
Koku means a unit of measure in feudal Japan, the amount of rice needed to feed one person for a year.
What part of speech is koku?
Koku is a noun.
What is the plural of koku?
The plural of koku is kokus.

Words near koku in the dictionary

  1. Koksoak
  2. Kokstad
  3. koktaite
  4. Kokterak
  5. Kokterek
  6. koku
  7. kokugi
  8. kokuji
  9. kokum
  10. kokumi
  11. Kokurahaa

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