Word origins

• surimiA white paste, made from ground fish, that is used to make formed and textured food products.
• TakeshitaA surname from Japanese.
• HanyuChinese; the Chinese language(s)
• YasukoA female given name from Japanese.
• ipponThe highest score in judo, awarded for a throw that places the opponent on their back with impetus or for holding the opponent on their back for a number of seconds.
• MatsuzakiA surname from Japanese.
• gomokuAn abstract strategy board game, played with pieces from the game go (black and white stones) on a go board with 19×19 intersections, or as a paper-and-pencil game. The winner is the first player to achieve an unbroken sequence of five of their pieces in a row, a column or a diagonal.
• AmaterasuThe Japanese sun goddess, and most important Shinto deity; she is the daughter of Izanagi and Izanami and the sister of Susanoo, Tsukuyomi, Ōyamatsumi, and Kagutsuchi.
• EmikoA female given name from Japanese.
• nigiriRegular sushi: a piece of raw fish (or other topping) on top of a small oblong brick of sticky white rice.
• sandoSandwich.
• SaburoA male given name from Japanese.
• SumikoA female given name from Japanese.
• NanaseA female given name from Japanese.
• SetagayaOne of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan.
• KakutaniA surname from Japanese.
• sukiyakiA Japanese dish of thinly-sliced beef and tofu with dashi, mirin and soy sauce cooked quickly at the table.
• akamatsuThe Japanese red pine, Pinus densiflora.
• OhtaniA surname from Japanese.
• MoriyaA surname from Japanese.
• andonA Japanese paper lantern.
• jodoA Japanese martial art using a short staff, originally as a defence against swords.
• KosakaA surname from Japanese.
• MorioA male given name from Japanese.
• habuAny of several venomous snake species of Asia.
• ItamiA city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
• mirinA form of Japanese rice wine, less alcoholic than saké and used in cooking.
• onagaLongtail snapper (Etelis coruscans), a species of ray-finned fish.
• seppukuA form of ritual suicide by disembowelment using a blade, practiced by Japanese samurai, especially to rid oneself of shame, as a means of protest, or, formerly, as a method of capital punishment.
• FujishimaA surname from Japanese.
• UrawaA former city in southeastern Saitama Prefecture in Japan. Now it is a ward of Saitama city.
• HamaguchiA surname from Japanese.
• ikuraSynonym of red caviar.
• IchiharaA city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
• naginataA traditional Japanese halberd: a polearm historically used to cut down infantry and cavalry.
• KanzakiA city in Saga Prefecture, Japan.
• OuchiA surname from Japanese.
• NobukoA female given name from Japanese.
• NakasoneA surname from Japanese.
• TendaiA Mahayana Buddhist tradition with esoteric elements, officially established in Japan in 806 by the monk Saichō.
• dashiA type of soup or cooking stock, often made from kelp.
• KorematsuA surname from Japanese.
• FukumotoA surname from Japanese.
• chadoThe Japanese tea ceremony.
• DojinA Japanese god of earth, land or soil.
• yorikiriA kimarite in which the attacker drives his opponent out backwards while maintaining a constant grip on his mawashi.
• shoyuA dark form of soy sauce.
• KagamiA female given name from Japanese.
• gyozaA Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling filled with a minced stuffing and steamed, boiled or fried; the Japanese equivalent of the Chinese jiaozi.
• nantoA horse.
• guroA subgenre of manga and anime focusing on gore and mutilation.
• HiratsukaA city in Kanagawa Prefecture, on the island of Honshu, Japan.
• TsunodaA surname from Japanese
• MayuSynonym of Double Island
• nashiA fruit, the Nashi pear, Pyrus pyrifolia.
• YamagishiA surname from Japanese
• ObuchiA surname from Japanese.
• YamashiroA surname from Japanese.
• SonodaA surname from Japanese.
• teppoa wooden pillar that is slapped repeatedly by a rikishi as a sumo wrestling exercise.
• FujinoA surname from Japanese.
• kesaA robe worn by Buddhist monks and nuns.
• JomonRelating to an early Neolithic culture in Japan and Korea.
• KazuyoshiA male given name from Japanese.
• wagoA Japanese word of native Japanese origin, not a loanword from outside Japan.
• unagiA type of sushi made from freshwater eel.
• MinamataA city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
• MiyazatoA surname from Japanese.
• bishonenAn Asian aesthetic of young men whose beauty (and sex appeal) transcends the boundary of gender or sexual orientation, found in manga, etc.
• AnzaiA surname from Japanese.
• shotaHentai anime or manga, or other Japanese-inspired erotic art featuring young, usually prepubescent boys.
• YoshimitsuA male given name from Japanese.
• ShimamuraA surname from Japanese.
• ShimabukuroA surname from Japanese.
• radenThe Japanese technique of inserting a board-like material, a cut-out part of the mother-of-pearl inside the shell, into the carved surface of lacquer or wood.
• senchaA form of Japanese green tea made by infusing the processed whole tea leaves in hot water.
• KampoTraditional Chinese medicine as adapted and practised in Japan.
• HayatoA male given name from Japanese.
• tokinA promoted pawn.
• SagamiharaA city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
• MatsueThe capital city of Shimane Prefecture, Japan.
• HayashidaA surname from Japanese.
• ankoA paste made of azuki beans.
• Kurumea city in Fukuoka prefecture
• okonomiyakiA Japanese style of savoury pan-fried thick pancake including a mixture of vegetables and beef, pork, or seafood.
• hikikomoriA Japanese phenomenon whereby a person becomes a recluse from society, typically remaining isolated in a single room at home for a very long period.
• MuraokaA surname from Japanese.
• MaebashiThe capital city of Gunma Prefecture, Japan.
• doramaJapanese TV drama.
• KumanoA city in Mie Prefecture, central Japan.
• ShootoA combat sport/mixed martial arts system and organization derived from shoot wrestling.
• KawagoeA city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, known as "Koedo"（小江戸）
• FujisakiA surname from Japanese.
• ShomaA male given name from Japanese.
• YuichiroA male given name from Japanese.
• akeniA box used by sekitori to store their personal items.
• shiboriA form of Japanese tie-dye on silk
• shakoA stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume.
• UetaA surname from Japanese.
• WakkanaiA city in Sōya subprefecture, on the north coast of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.