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Okayama is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Okayama in a sentence

Okayama meaning

  1. A prefecture of Japan.
  2. The capital city of Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
  3. A surname from Japanese.

Using Okayama

  • The main meaning on this page is: A prefecture of Japan. | The capital city of Okayama Prefecture, Japan. | A surname from Japanese.
  • In the example corpus, okayama often appears in combinations such as: in okayama, the okayama, okayama prefecture.

Context around Okayama

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

held 1× first 1× hiroshima 1×

Often after:

prefecture 2× folklore 1× matsuyama 1× prefectures 1× show 1× ehime 1× native 1× japan 1×

Sentence patterns with Okayama

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

10 in okayama 1× also in okayama a nursing 1× be held okayama matsuyama and 1× but the okayama native did 1× municipalities in okayama including kurashiki 1× of hiroshima okayama ehime osaka 1× of the okayama folklore society 1× okayama prefecture said 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after launching the 1× also in okayama 1× although more than 1× but the okayama 1× elsewhere saitama and 1× in 1957 when 1×

Common sentence endings:

10 in okayama 1× and 60 respectively 1× by the flooding 1× faced by evacuees 1× had religious significance 1× in the prefecture 1×

Words around Okayama

Just before it in the word index:

okay 1.615 okawara 4 okawa 2 okaw 5 okavango 19 okatie 2

Just after it in the word index:

okayed 15 okaying 3 okays 2 okaz 2 okazaki 14 okazu 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 16 abada 16 abbottabad 16 abdulkareem 16 abha 16 abominations 16

Corpus analysis for Okayama

  • In this selection, "okayama" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, held, first, hiroshima, prefecture, folklore and matsuyama stand out and add context to how "okayama" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 10 in okayama and also in okayama a nursing. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "okayama" sits close to words such as aami, abada and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with okayama

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

But the Okayama native did it with his usual passion and flair. (12 words)

Elsewhere, Saitama and Okayama prefectures posted record daily cases, at 226 and 60, respectively. (14 words)

She asked if the crowd had fun at their first Okayama show in three years. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Also in Okayama, a nursing home for the elderly was inundated and about 80 people were temporarily stranded on the second floor, while more than 10 people climbed onto the roofs of their homes as water surged in the prefecture. (40 words)

The area surrounding the Seto Inland Sea, Japan’s largest inland body of water, constitutes the Setouchi area, represented by the cities of Hiroshima, where the G7 Summit will be held, Okayama, Matsuyama and Takamatsu. (35 words)

Police in Okayama Prefecture are expected to serve a warrant Wednesday on Kunihiko Katsuta, 39, for the murder of Yukiko Tsutsushio, a third-grade elementary school student, in the city of Tsuyama, the source said. (35 words)

Example sentences (13)

After launching the project last year, Hiroshi Kinoshita of the Okayama Folklore Society said the creature could have had religious significance.

The area surrounding the Seto Inland Sea, Japan’s largest inland body of water, constitutes the Setouchi area, represented by the cities of Hiroshima, where the G7 Summit will be held, Okayama, Matsuyama and Takamatsu.

Elsewhere, Saitama and Okayama prefectures posted record daily cases, at 226 and 60, respectively.

She asked if the crowd had fun at their first Okayama show in three years.

Also in Okayama, a nursing home for the elderly was inundated and about 80 people were temporarily stranded on the second floor, while more than 10 people climbed onto the roofs of their homes as water surged in the prefecture.

Although more than a week has passed from the downpour, more than 10 people remain missing in the prefectures of Hiroshima, Okayama, Ehime, Osaka and Nara, according to a tally.

But the Okayama native did it with his usual passion and flair.

Okayama prefecture said a man caught in a landslide died, and six others were missing.

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Police in Okayama Prefecture are expected to serve a warrant Wednesday on Kunihiko Katsuta, 39, for the murder of Yukiko Tsutsushio, a third-grade elementary school student, in the city of Tsuyama, the source said.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe traveled to Okayama on Wednesday to inspect the extent of the damage and obtain firsthand information about the situation faced by evacuees.

Since the downpour began Thursday, when the weather agency forecast record amounts of rain through Sunday, 37 people have died in Hiroshima, 20 in Ehime and 10 in Okayama.

Some municipalities in Okayama, including Kurashiki and Takahashi, are still finding it difficult to supply drinkable water as purification plants have been submerged by the flooding.

In 1957, when the city established a relationship with Okayama, Japan, it was only the third Sister City relationship in the nation, which had begun the prior year.

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Common combinations with okayama

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "okayama" in a sentence?
An example: "After launching the project last year, Hiroshi Kinoshita of the Okayama Folklore Society said the creature could have had religious significance." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "okayama" from authentic English texts.
What does "okayama" mean?
Okayama means: A prefecture of Japan.
How many example sentences with "okayama" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "okayama", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.