English words from Japanese
- YomikoA female given name from Japanese.
- YonaiA surname from Japanese.
- yonkomaA comic strip of Japanese origin, having four panels usually in a vertical orientation.
- yorikiA member of various government branch offices during the Edo period in Japan.
- yoritaoshiA kimarite in which, during a yorikiri attack, the opponent collapses to the floor.
- yosenabeA Japanese hot pot with chicken, seafood, and vegetables.
- YoshitaroA male given name from Japanese.
- YoshizakiA surname from Japanese.
- yoshokuA style of Western-influenced Japanese cuisine.
- yosuzumeA bird yokai said to appear at night to travellers on mountain roads.
- yotsugakeA Japanese archery glove that covers four fingers.
- yotsu-zumoA style of sumo centred on gripping the mawashi.
- yubitsumeThe Japanese ritual of amputating portions of one's own little finger to atone for offense, chiefly among the yakuza.
- yudaneSynonym of tangzhong.
- yugenA Japanese ideal of grace and subtlety
- YuikoA female given name from Japanese.
- yūkakuA type of legal red-light district in Japan.
- yukigassenA Japanese game, played on a court by two teams of seven players, in which players are eliminated when hit with snowballs.
- yuki-onnaJapanese snow spirit; the spirit of a woman who perished out in the snow during the winter months, said to return during the winter months to lure lost souls to their deaths.
- yume kawaiiAn aesthetic of pastel-colored cute imagery.
- yumitori-shikiThe bow-twirling ceremony that closes each day of a tournament.
- yureiA ghost, spirit of the dead, in Japanese mythology
- yuzukoshoA fermented Japanese condiment made from chili peppers, yuzu peel, and salt.
- zabutonA Japanese cushion for sitting.
- zaikaiCollectively, the powerful and influential businesspeople and tycoons of Japan.
- zaisuA traditional Japanese chair with no legs but a normal back.
- zanbarahair that is loose and dishevelled and too short to be arranged into a chonmage
- zatsudanAn idle chatting livestream.
- zenpaithe act of losing every bout in a tournament
- zensho yushothe act of winning a tournament and not losing a single bout
- zoganThe Japanese technique of inlaying ivory or metal.
- zosuiA thin Japanese soup made from pre-cooked rice and dashi or water, seasoned with soy sauce or miso, and cooked with other ingredients such as meat, seafood, mushrooms, and vegetables.
- zubuneriA kimarite in which the attacker buries his head in the opponent's chest, locks his arm, and spins him down using the head as fulcrum.