hifu
noun
hifu is a noun meaning “A protective padded outer vest or pinafore worn by children over their kimono on outings, such as Shichi-Go-San, in lieu of an obi or pair of hakama” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled H-I-F-U, and it appears about once in every 47 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does hifu mean?
noun
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A protective padded outer vest or pinafore worn by children over their kimono on outings, such as Shichi-Go-San, in lieu of an obi or pair of hakama.
noun
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Abbreviation of high intensity focused ultrasound.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce hifu?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-hifu.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
How common is hifu?
Hifu appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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).
Where does hifu come from?
From Japanese 被風, 被布, 披風 (ひふ, hifu).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).