kagura
ka·gu·ra/ˈkɑɡəɹɑ/noun
kagura is spelled K-A-G-U-R-A: 6 letters and 3 syllables (ka·gu·ra). It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kagura means “A kind of Shinto theatrical dance in Japan” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in kagura?
| Letters | 6: K-A-G-U-R-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ka·gu·ra |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,894th 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 kagura?
Kagura appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th 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 kagura?
- US /ˈkɑɡəɹɑ/
Kagura has 3 syllables, split ka·gu·ra in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kagura mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A kind of Shinto theatrical dance in Japan.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kagura come from?
From Japanese 神楽 (kagura, literally “god music”). See more at the Japanese entry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).