kensho
noun
kensho is spelled K-E-N-S-H-O: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kensho means “Prize money given to encourage rikishi by sponsors” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in kensho?
| Letters | 6: K-E-N-S-H-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th 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 kensho?
Kensho appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th 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).
What does kensho mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Prize money given to encourage rikishi by sponsors.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kensho come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 懸賞.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).