Word origins

• ChūōA special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Taitō, Sumida, Kōtō, Minato and Chiyoda special wards as well as Tokyo Bay.
• chu shogiA Japanese board game, a form of shogi (Japanese chess) played on a 12×12 board.
• chuubaSynonym of virtual YouTuber.
• city popa form of Japanese pop music that emerged in the late 1970s and peaked in popularity during the 1980s, including influences such as funk, disco, R&B, AOR, soft rock, and boogie, and associated with the country's nascent economic boom and leisure class.
• cup noodlesAny dried, instant noodles (usually ramen) that are sold in and eaten from waterproof polystyrene cups.
• DaibutsuA large statue of Buddha.
• daifukuA Japanese dessert consisting of a large mochi stuffed with red bean paste.
• daigappeia jungyo tour that features all the rikishi of jonidan rank or higher
• DaikokutenThe Japanese name for Mahākāla, a Buddhist god of wealth, commerce and trade. In Japanese folk tradition, he is one of the seven gods of luck. In Shinto, he is syncretized with the deity Ōkuninushi. Daikokuten is often depicted paired with Ebisu in statuary or in the form of masks on the walls of small retail shops.
• daikyuA Japanese longbow.
• Dainichi NyoraiThe Japanese name for the sun Buddha, Vairocana, one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas.
• daisugiA pruning technique similar to coppicing, used on Japanese cedars.
• dakimakuraA body-length pillow, originating in Japan, which can be embraced or wrapped around one's body while sleeping.
• dandereA character archetype who stays silent, not expressing their feelings.
• danjiriA wooden cart used in a Japanese festival, similar to a mikoshi.
• danmakuThe (intricate patterns of) bullets seen in bullet hell games.
• danpatsushikiThe ceremony in which the topknot of a retiring rikishi is cut off.
• deashiConstant movement foreward
• decodenOrnate decoration of phone cases, incorporating charms and sculpture.
• decotoraA genre of Japanese big trucks, which are customized by their owner-operators into graphic and sculptural displays which also carry loads.
• degeikoA practice session between rikishi of competing heya.
• DejimaA former artificial island in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
• dekasegiA Japanese descendant (chiefly from Brazil or Peru) who migrated to Japan, often through a work visa
• dekoponA large, sweet hybrid citrus fruit, made by crossing a kiyomi and a ponkan.
• dengakuA rustic Japanese agricultural celebration.
• denpaWorks of fiction associated with alienation from reality, society, and ordinary and typically urban life, and failures of perception or communication.
• deredereAn openly love-struck character who is continuously sweet, flirtatious and affectionate towards their love interest.
• dodoitsuA specific form of Japanese poem without rhyme, having lines of 7-7-7-5 morae.
• dogezaBowing down as a display of deference; prostration, kowtow.
• dohyo-iria ring-entering ceremony performed by rikishi, in the juryo and higher divisions, upon entering the dohyo
• dohyo matsuriA Shinto ceremony in which the dohyo is purified and blessed prior to each basho.
• DoitsuGermany.
• dojikkoA female stock character who is extremely clumsy, especially in a charming or cute way.
• dojochoThe head of a Japanese dōjō (“martial arts training facility”).
• donabeA clay pot for use over an open flame in Japanese cuisine, usually glazed on the inside and porous on the outside.
• donburiA Japanese rice bowl dish consisting of fish, meat, vegetables or other ingredients served together over rice.
• donsuA Japanese satin damask.
• dorodangoA Japanese art form in which earth and water are moulded to create a delicate shiny sphere resembling a billiard ball.
• dotakuA richly-decorated Japanese bell made from thin bronze
• double riichiA yaku awarded for winning after declaring riichi on the player's first turn
• doujin circleA group of people who create fan-made (doujin) works – such as doujinshi, doujin music, or doujin games – and participate in doujin events.
• doujin eventAn event in which doujin circles gather to sell fan-made (doujin) works. Example: Comic Market.
• doujin gameA fan-made game which may contain (but not necessarily) copyrighted material from published works, such as from anime, manga, or video games.
• doujin musicFan-made music, often containing music from published works – such as from anime, manga, or video games – or otherwise inspired by such works.
• dummy outTo remove (a feature, subplot, item, or character) from a video game.
• ebanzukeA banzuke illustrated with pictures of the wrestlers
• EbetsuA city in Ishikari subprefecture, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.
• eboshithe hat of black lacquer worn by the gyoji presiding over a sumo match
• EdomaeEdo-style
• egingA style of lure fishing specifically targeting squid (and occasionally cuttlefish) using a specialized wooden or plastic lure called an egi.
• ekidenA Japanese long-distance relay race, typically on roads.
• emakiA Japanese picture scroll, a handscroll containing an illustrated narrative
• EmishiAn ancient ethnic group of northeastern Honshū in the Tōhoku region of Japan.
• emojiA digital graphic icon with a unique code point used to represent a concept, object, person, animal or place, originally used in Japanese text messaging but since adopted internationally in other contexts such as social media.
• engawaA veranda or terrace surrounding a house.
• EniwaA city in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.
• enjo kosaiThe practice whereby young girls in Japan and Hong Kong provide companionship or sex to older men in exchange for money or luxuries; compensated dating.
• enkaiA (Japanese) banquet or drinking party.
• EnmaThe Japanese name for Yama, the Hindu, Buddhist and Chinese god who presides over naraku (hell). A deity and/or personification of death. (Compare Izanami and the Shinigami.)
• ennichiA day to have a special connection with a particular Japanese deity.
• enoki mushroomA mushroom with a long, thin stem, in the species Flammulina filiformis, used primarily in the cuisines of East Asia.
• enokitakeenoki mushroom
• entekiLong-distance Japanese archery.
• enzuigiriAn attack that strikes the back of the opponent's head.
• erekiteruA type of static generator invented in Japan in the 1700s.
• erogeA visual novel with erotic content.
• ero-guroA Japanese literary and artistic movement of the 1920s and 1930s, focusing on eroticism, sexual corruption and decadence.
• ero kawaiiAn aesthetic of sexy and cute motifs.
• etokiThe practice of explaining a religious concept using an emaki.
• fairy keiA Japanese fashion style influenced by pop culture of the 1980s, characterized by pastel colours and whimsical, childlike elements such as toys, candy, or unicorns.
• freeterIn Japan, a young person (typically between the ages of 15-34) who lacks full-time employment (excluding housewives and students), especially through lack of interest in a career.
• fudadomesold out said of spectators' seats
• fudepenSynonym of brush pen.
• Fudō Myōōa guardian deity primarily revered in Vajrayana Buddhism as the principal of the Five Wisdom Kings, also known as Acala.
• FujiharaA surname from Japanese.
• FujimatsuA male given name from Japanese.
• FujitaniA surname from Japanese.
• fukiA flowering plant, Petasites japonicus, native to Asia; giant butterbur.
• FukuchiA surname from Japanese.
• FukuchiyamaA city in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
• fukujinzukeA Japanese condiment made from vegetables pickled in a soy sauce mixture.
• Fukūjōju NyoraiFukūjōju Nyorai; the Japanese name for the Northern Buddha, Amoghasiddhi, one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas.
• FukumoriA surname from Japanese.
• FukuroiA city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
• FukurokujuThe Japanese name for the Chinese god Xuanwu, one of the seven gods of good fortune: the god of happiness, wealth, and longevity.
• fukusaA piece of decorated silk used to cover gifts in the Japanese tradition.
• fumidashiA situation in which a defending rikishi accidentally steps too far back and out of the ring, his opponent thus winning. A rear step out.
• fumidawararice bales used at the side of the dohyo at steps
• funazushiA form of narezushi made with nigorobuna (or sometimes other carp), packed in salt and rice and aged for several years.
• fundoshiA traditional Japanese men's and women's undergarment made from a length of cotton.
• funoriA kind of glue produced from agar.
• furiganaKana printed next to or above a kanji or other character to indicate the pronunciation.
• furisodeA style of colourful silk kimono distinguishable by its long sleeves, associated with the formal celebration of Coming of Age Day by a young woman reaching the age of 20.
• FurubayashiA surname from Japanese.
• FurubeA surname from Japanese.
• FurudaA surname from Japanese.
• FurugawaA surname from Japanese.
• FuruharaA surname from Japanese.
• FuruhataA surname from Japanese.
• FuruiA surname from Japanese.