amigurumi
ami·gu·ru·mi/ɑmiˈɡuɹumi/noun
amigurumi is spelled A-M-I-G-U-R-U-M-I: 9 letters and 4 syllables (ami·gu·ru·mi). It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, amigurumi means “The Japanese art of crocheting or knitting stuffed yarn toys, typically creatures having oversized heads” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in amigurumi?
| Letters | 9: A-M-I-G-U-R-U-M-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: ami·gu·ru·mi |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is amigurumi?
Amigurumi appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce amigurumi?
- UK /ɑːmɪˈɡuːɹuːmɪ/
- US /ɑmiˈɡuɹumi/
Amigurumi has 4 syllables, split ami·gu·ru·mi in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-amigurumi.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does amigurumi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The Japanese art of crocheting or knitting stuffed yarn toys, typically creatures having oversized heads.
- 2
Such a stuffed toy crocheted or knitted from yarn.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate amigurumi?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of amigurumi: ami.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does amigurumi come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 編み包み (amigurumi), a blend of 編む (amu, “to knit”) + 縫い包み (nuigurumi, “stuffed toy”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).