hinoki
/hɪˈnəʊki/noun
hinoki is spelled H-I-N-O-K-I: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hinoki means “A tree (species Chamaecyparis obtusa), the Japanese cypress” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hinoki is hinokis.
How many letters and syllables are in hinoki?
| Letters | 6: H-I-N-O-K-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd 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 hinoki?
Hinoki appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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 hinoki?
- /hɪˈnəʊki/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of hinoki
- hinokis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hinoki mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A tree (species Chamaecyparis obtusa), the Japanese cypress.
- 2
The wood of this tree.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hinoki come from?
From Japanese 檜(ひのき) (hinoki).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).