Word origins

• ImamuraA surname from Japanese.
• mikanAn orange seedless citrus fruit Citrus unshiu, originating from Japan, about the size of a tangerine.
• YoshikoA female given name from Japanese.
• TakanoA surname from Japanese.
• TakataA surname from Japanese.
• IwamotoA surname from Japanese.
• YoichiA male given name from Japanese.
• egia type of artificial lure (used for squid)
• semeAnything which serves for any purpose as a substitute for an object of which it is, in some sense, a representation, sign, or symbol.
• HirotaA surname from Japanese.
• JiroA male given name from Japanese.
• KimikoA female given name from Japanese.
• tenguA mythical Japanese creature, typically birdlike and having a long nose.
• jinjaA Shinto place of worship.
• YomiThe Japanese underworld, whose exits are guarded by horrible creatures.
• MatsubaraA surname from Japanese.
• KitakyushuA large city in Fukuoka Prefecture, on the island of Kyushu, Japan.
• manjuA traditional Japanese confection; most have an outside made from flour, rice powder, kudzu, and buckwheat, and a filling of red bean paste, usually made from boiled azuki beans and sugar; in Hawaii, Okinawan ones are made with a filling of purple sweet potato, butter, milk, sugar, and salt, but the most common filling is bean paste.
• benihanaAn aerial trick where one hand grabs the tail of the board, and the back foot is released from the board.
• FuruhashiA surname from Japanese.
• kigA full-body costume of a cartoon character.
• MinakoA female given name from Japanese.
• IshibashiA surname from Japanese.
• ChihiroA unisex given name from Japanese.
• NobunagaA male given name from Japanese.
• NozomiA female given name from Japanese.
• MimaA city in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan.
• MakikoA female given name from Japanese.
• NagaokaA city in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
• KuriharaA surname from Japanese.
• daikonAn East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper.
• maikoAn apprentice geisha.
• HidaA city in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
• tabiTraditional Japanese ankle socks with a separate section for the big toe.
• tamariA type of soy sauce made without wheat, having a rich flavor.
• ShimuraA surname from Japanese.
• tomoeA circular design of swirling water, commonly used in Japanese family crests and corporation logos.
• mudaA form of waste, or deviation from optimal allocation of resources, that occurs when work is performed that does not add value for the customer.
• YamaneA surname from Japanese.
• InabaA surname from Japanese.
• getaA Japanese raised wooden clog, worn with traditional Japanese garments such as the kimono.
• bishoujoA genre of anime and manga depicting cute young girls and women.
• MatsunagaA surname from Japanese.
• tachiA pre-katana style Japanese sword, characterized by a longer blade with more curvature.
• katsuraOne of two species of trees in the genus Cercidiphyllum, most commonly Cercidiphyllum japonicum, one of the largest trees in Asia.
• tairaA male given name from Japanese.
• sentaiA Japanese military unit; a squadron, task force, group or wing.
• UmedaA Papuan language spoken in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.
• nabeNeighborhood.
• NagaoA surname from Japanese.
• FurutaA surname from Japanese.
• TakamatsuThe capital city of Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.
• AtsukoA female given name from Japanese.
• TsukamotoA surname from Japanese.
• seiyuuA voice actor in a native-language version anime, a video game, a radio broadcast or an advertisement in Japan.
• TajiriA surname from Japanese.
• HosokawaA surname from Japanese.
• hikiA copper coin used in Japan in the Sengoku period, equal to 10 mon.
• kumiteThe aspect of karate in which a person trains against an adversary, using the techniques learned from the kihon and kata.
• MiyazawaA surname from Japanese.
• HimejiA city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
• NakataniA surname from Japanese.
• TeradaA surname from Japanese.
• NakaoA surname from Japanese.
• KatohA surname from Japanese.
• SumidaA special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Adachi, Katsushika, Edogawa, Kōtō, Chūō, Taitō, and Arakawa special wards.
• ujiA Japanese clan or kin group of the Kofun period.
• yattaAn exclamation of happiness or excitement.
• KazukoA female given name from Japanese.
• enkaA genre of Japanese music that originated in the 1960s and often features melodramatic themes.
• OtaruA port city in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.
• KanedaA surname from Japanese.
• ShigeoA male given name from Japanese.
• NakazawaA surname from Japanese.
• ninjutsuA Japanese martial art that is a collection of techniques originally practiced for Japanese espionage purposes, and includes methods of gathering information, nondetection, avoidance, and misdirection techniques. Used by ninja (忍者).
• SugawaraA surname from Japanese.
• odoriAn energetic Japanese style of folk dance.
• chiiA call for forming a run of three consecutive tiles of the same suit using a discarded tile.
• SadakoA female given name from Japanese.
• HadaA surname from Japanese.
• KurokawaA surname from Japanese.
• HirayamaA surname from Japanese.
• katsuA word shouted out in Zen Buddhism (as well as other sects of Buddhism), and in East Asian martial arts schools, used to help focus the energy (気 (ki)), and thereby induce an enlightened state.
• KashimaA city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
• UeharaA surname from Japanese.
• HisashiA male given name from Japanese.
• KamoAny of various places in Japan, most notably Kamo, Niigata.
• NakamotoOf, or pertaining to, the blockchain technologies promulgated by Satoshi Nakamoto.
• TakashimaA surname from Japanese.
• umamiOne of the five basic tastes, the savory taste of foods such as seaweed, cured fish, aged cheeses and meats.
• HakodateA port city in Oshima subprefecture, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.
• MiyagawaA surname from Japanese.
• MurayamaA surname from Japanese.
• KishiA surname from Japanese.
• hibachiA portable brazier, powered by charcoal, used for cooking.
• OishiA surname from Japanese.
• hamachiJapanese amberjack, Pacific yellowtail (Seriola quinqueradiata).
• KawaharaA surname.
• biwaA plucked lute, originating in the classical and traditional music of Japan, characterized by a pear-shaped body and four or five high frets, giving the instrument a distinctively twangy tone.
• KumikoA female given name from Japanese.