Word origins

• tsugaAny tree of genus Tsuga of conifers in the family Pinaceae, of which there are eight, nine, or ten species (depending on the authority), with four species occurring in North America and four to six in eastern Asia.
• OmoriA surname from Japanese.
• NishioA city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
• NakaharaA surname from Japanese.
• KawanoA surname from Japanese.
• YasuiA surname from Japanese.
• MiyajimaSynonym of Itsukushima (“Japanese island”).
• YukikoA female given name from Japanese.
• YamamuraA surname from Japanese.
• TashiroA surname from Japanese.
• ShirakawaA surname from Japanese.
• AyakoA female given name from Japanese.
• KosukeA male given name from Japanese.
• YurikoA female given name from Japanese.
• MiyauchiA surname from Japanese.
• shinigamiA deity and/or personification of death.
• KuroshioThe oceanic current forming the swift, warm, northward-flowing western quarter of the North Pacific Gyre.
• chikanAny act of public molestation or offense, usually of a sexual nature, against unsuspecting victims.
• MatsunoA surname from Japanese.
• OmuraA surname from Japanese.
• KaneshiroA surname from Japanese.
• bokkenA wooden katana, used as a training sword.
• kokaThe smallest technical score that can be awarded in a judo competition.
• TokunagaA surname from Japanese.
• happiA loose, informal Japanese coat normally decorated with a distinctive crest.
• SakumaA surname from Japanese.
• sodokuA bacterial zoonotic disease, a form of rat-bite fever caused by the bacterium Spirillum minus.
• TakaiA surname from Japanese.
• SatomiA female given name from Japanese.
• shodanThe lowest black belt rank in Japanese martial arts.
• NamikiA surname from Japanese
• KomoriA surname from Japanese.
• rengaA form of Japanese verse in which short poems are connected together, the origin of haikai and haiku.
• ShimodaA city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
• AsakawaA surname from Japanese.
• kikyoA Japanese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus).
• TsushimaAn island of Nagasaki, Japan, between the Home Islands and Korea, now divided by early modern canals.
• TakakiA unisex given name from Japanese.
• HigaA surname from Japanese.
• dangoA Japanese dumpling made from mochiko (rice flour).
• tansuA traditional portable chest from Japan.
• OsawaA surname from Japanese.
• FujiokaA surname from Japanese.
• EbisuSynonym of Emishi (“ancient ethnic group of Japan”).
• HarukoA female given name from Japanese.
• FujikawaA surname from Japanese.
• nattoA traditional Japanese food product made from fermented soybeans.
• NishikiA variety of California-grown medium-grain rice.
• FuruyaA surname from Japanese.
• tomboA traditional sweet beer made from the bamboo palm.
• FukunagaA surname from Japanese.
• OkawaA surname from Japanese.
• otsuIn Old Japanese, one of two sets of vowels of uncertain pronunciation which fell together in modern Japanese.
• OnishiA surname from Japanese.
• HirabayashiA surname from Japanese.
• MotokoA female given name from Japanese.
• KazumiA unisex given name from Japanese.
• KashiwagiA surname from Japanese.
• NishiokaA surname from Japanese.
• FujimuraA surname from Japanese.
• matchaA type of powdered green tea, traditionally used in Japanese tea ceremonies.
• TakaokaA city in Toyama Prefecture, Japan.
• kokuA unit of measure in feudal Japan, the amount of rice needed to feed one person for a year.
• MorikawaA surname from Japanese.
• niseia person born outside of Japan of parents who were born in Japan
• KashiwaA female given name from Japanese.
• SagaraA surname from Japanese.
• pankoCoarse, dry breadcrumbs used in Japanese cuisine.
• HidakaA city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
• darumaA hollow, round, Japanese traditional doll modeled after Bodhidharma, the founder of the Zen sect of Buddhism.
• EnomotoA surname from Japanese.
• KentaA male given name from Japanese.
• tsubaThe guard at the end of the grip of a Japanese sword or bladed weapon.
• UtsunomiyaThe capital city of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
• HideyoshiA male given name from Japanese.
• NagasawaA surname from Japanese.
• TominagaA surname from Japanese.
• medakaOryzias latipes, a small Japanese ricefish, popular for use in aquariums.
• momijiJapanese maple (Acer palmatum)
• HokurikuA region in northwest Japan, west of Tokyo, along the Sea of Japan.
• AmemiyaA surname from Japanese.
• TagawaA city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
• yoiA preparatory position in karate, with the arms slightly forward, elbows slightly bent, and fists closed.
• KoheiA male given name from Japanese.
• IwaoA male given name from Japanese.
• MeikoA female given name from Japanese.
• deshia member of a heya ("stable"); trained by its shisho
• yuzuA citrus fruit originating in East Asia, Citrus ichangensis x Citrus reticulata var. austera.
• hakamaA type of traditional Japanese clothing, resembling very wide pleated trousers.
• SuitaA city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
• MorinagaA surname from Japanese.
• kaguraA kind of Shinto theatrical dance in Japan.
• OshiroA surname from Japanese.
• maguroTuna meat, eaten raw as sushi or sashimi.
• AshikagaA city in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
• NishizawaA surname from Japanese.
• zendoA hall at a Zen buddhist monastery where formal seated meditation (zazen) is practiced.
• kaidanA traditional Japanese ghost story or horror story.
• yariAny of various sizes of spear used in Japanese martial arts.
• KazuhisaA male given name from Japanese.