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rokkaku

rokkaku noun: a traditional six-sided Japanese fighting kite.

Noun

rokkaku (plural rokkakus)

  1. A traditional six-sided Japanese fighting kite.
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Forms of rokkaku

pluralrokkakus

Origin of rokkaku

From Japanese 六角 (“six corners, hexagon”).

Questions about rokkaku

What does rokkaku mean?
Rokkaku means a traditional six-sided Japanese fighting kite.
What part of speech is rokkaku?
Rokkaku is a noun.
What is the plural of rokkaku?
The plural of rokkaku is rokkakus.

Words near rokkaku in the dictionary

  1. Rokitansky nodule
  2. Rokitansky nodules
  3. Rokitansky-Aschoff sinus
  4. Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses
  5. Rokiškis
  6. rokkaku
  7. rokkakus
  8. Rokkatru
  9. ROKMC
  10. ROKN
  11. roko

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