hanai
/ˈhɑːnaɪ/noun, adjective
hanai is spelled H-A-N-A-I: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hanai means “The practice of traditional Hawaiian adoption of one child into another family” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hanai?
| Letters | 5: H-A-N-A-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th 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 hanai?
Hanai appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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 hanai?
- /ˈhɑːnaɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of hanai
- hānai
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hanai mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The practice of traditional Hawaiian adoption of one child into another family.
adjective
- 1
Adopted in the traditional Hawaiian way, made a complete part of the family.
This is Kimo, my hanai brother.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hanai come from?
Borrowed from Hawaiian hānai.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).