Noguchi

American  

[nuh-goo-chee, naw-goo-chee] / nəˈgu tʃi, nɔˈgu tʃi /

noun

1. Hideyo 1876–1928, Japanese physician and bacteriologist in the U.S.

2. Isamu 1904–88, U.S. sculptor and designer.

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Noguchi British  

/ nɔːˈɡuːtʃɪ /

noun

1. Hideyo (ˈhiːdɛˌjɔː). 1876–1928, Japanese bacteriologist, active in the US. He made important discoveries in the treatment of syphilis

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Example Sentences

Like many American artists who came to maturity during the Depression, Noguchi believed that art must serve society.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum highlights the artist’s projects for the city, realized and not, in a revelatory exhibition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Only five others remain: the last being the sublime Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

In one of my friend’s first apartments after college she had an imitation Noguchi coffee table we called the Fauxguchi.

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

They spend a few weekends taking the shuttle bus to Ikea and filling up the rooms: imitation Noguchi lamps, a black sectional sofa, kilim and flokati carpets, a blond wood platform bed.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri