juku
noun
juku is spelled J-U-K-U: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, juku means “A private Japanese school offering lessons outside of regular school time” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of juku is jukus.
How many letters and syllables are in juku?
| Letters | 4: J-U-K-U |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th 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 juku?
Juku appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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).
Forms of juku
- jukus plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does juku mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A private Japanese school offering lessons outside of regular school time.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does juku come from?
From Japanese 塾 (juku, “cram school”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).