/ Dictionary / Index K Kawabata: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Ka•wa•ba•ta Pronunciation: (kä"wu-bä'tu Japn. kä'wä-bä'tä), [key] 1899–1972, Japanese novelist and short-story writer: Nobel prize 1968. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Kaw Kawaguchi Related Content Daily Word Quiz: careening Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language