Word origins

• IwasaA surname from Japanese.
• MiyaharaA surname from Japanese.
• inroA small decorative box, hung from the sash of a kimono, for holding small objects.
• ArakakiA surname from Japanese.
• masuA plant, Hedysarum alpinum, whose edible root is consumed by the Inuit of Alaska.
• YazawaA surname from Japanese.
• HiromitsuA male given name from Japanese.
• shisoAny of several varieties of the herb Perilla frutescens, related to basil and mint, used in Japanese cooking.
• YoshihisaA male given name from Japanese.
• MomokoA female given name from Japanese.
• ShimonosekiA city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Honshu, Japan.
• YukieA female given name from Japanese.
• isseiA member of the first generation of Japanese immigrants to North America, South America, or Australia.
• tataraA traditional Japanese furnace for smelting iron and steel.
• KameyamaA city in Mie Prefecture, central Japan.
• SugaharaA surname from Japanese.
• HamamotoA surname from Japanese.
• tamagoSynonym of tamagoyaki
• shakuThe Japanese foot, a traditional Japanese unit of length equal to 10 sun or ¹/₁₀ of a jō, now standardized as equal to ¹⁰/₃₃ of a meter.
• tengenThe center point on a Go board.
• FunabashiA city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
• moyamoyaA disease in which certain arteries in the brain are constricted.
• MatsudairaA surname from Japanese.
• MorohashiA large kanji dictionary, the Dai Kanwa Jiten (大漢和辞典), compiled by Tetsuji Morohashi.
• TomikoA female given name from Japanese.
• HosakaA surname from Japanese.
• yashiroA Shinto temple.
• MisakoA female given name from Japanese.
• SetsukoA female given name from Japanese.
• NakamaA surname from Japanese.
• ShoheiA male given name from Japanese.
• tokusatsuA Japanese genre of film and television drama featuring superheroes and special effects.
• IshizakiA surname from Japanese.
• ShimazuA surname from Japanese.
• oshidashia kimarite in which the attacker pushes his opponent out of the ring, maintaining hand contact at all times
• MonnaA surname from Japanese.
• shippoJapanese cloisonné enamel on a background of metal or porcelain
• bachiA drumstick for East Asian percussion instruments such as the taiko drum.
• IkomaA city in Nara Prefecture, Japan.
• kiyomiA sweet Japanese hybrid citrus fruit.
• teppanThe metal griddle used in the teppanyaki style of Japanese cuisine.
• animangaJapanese comics (manga) and Japanese animation (anime) taken collectively.
• HanakoA female given name from Japanese.
• MizuguchiA surname from Japanese.
• NatsukoA female given name from Japanese.
• hifuA protective padded outer vest or pinafore worn by children over their kimono on outings, such as Shichi-Go-San, in lieu of an obi or pair of hakama.
• FushimiA surname from Japanese.
• renjuThe professional variant of the game of gomoku, played on a 15×15 board, and eliminating the "perfect win" situation in gomoku by adding special conditions for the first player.
• MiyashiroA surname from Japanese.
• kamonA Japanese family crest
• ramuneA type of Japanese carbonated soft drink generally bottled in a Codd-neck bottle.
• MurakawaA surname from Japanese.
• kombuEdible kelp (“a type of brown seaweed”) (from the class Phaeophyceae) used in East Asian cuisine.
• temariA type of Japanese woven ball.
• ShingonA major school of esoteric Buddhism in Japan.
• OdawaraA city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
• kiribanEspecially in digital art communities, a milestone profile page viewcount or watcher count, often celebrated with a giveaway.
• MoriguchiA surname from Japanese.
• SegawaA surname from Japanese.
• yokaiAny of various supernatural monsters, sometimes shapeshifters, in Japanese folklore.
• MiyakawaA surname from Japanese.
• haibunA work in a Japanese prosimetric style combining prose and haiku.
• OkimotoA surname from Japanese.
• ponzuA sour citrus-based sauce usually made from the juice of the 橙 (daidai), an Asian variety of bitter orange, mixed with soy sauce.
• NagamineA surname from Japanese.
• zentaiskintight garments that cover the entire body
• KomakiA city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
• hanamiThe Japanese custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers, usually cherry blossoms or plum blossoms, also known as "flower viewing".
• KiyokoA female given name from Japanese.
• fusaThe four knotted tassels hanging from the roof of the dohyo; symbolising the four seasons.
• RinzaiA school of Zen buddhism in Japan, based on sudden enlightenment though koans and for that reason also known as the "sudden school".
• tasukiA cord or sash used to gather up the sleeves of a kimono
• ninponinjutsu
• fufuA dish of boiled, mashed cassava mixed with plantain, yams, or other starchy vegetables, common as food in West and Equatorial Africa and the Caribbean, and sometimes sold in dry powdered or granulated form.
• onigiriA Japanese food made by putting ingredients into white rice, wrapping the outside with laver, and shaping it into a triangle.
• Hachimanthe Japanese god of archery and tutelary deity of samurai.
• KofuThe capital city of Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
• TomioA male given name from Japanese.
• AshidaA surname from Japanese.
• karatekaA practitioner of karate.
• kimariteany of the 82 techniques that may be used to win a match
• WatariA district of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
• TsuchiuraA city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
• KomuroA surname from Japanese.
• OhiraA surname from Japanese.
• futanariA genre of Japanese pornography featuring intersex, hermaphroditic, or gynomorph characters, usually female characters with a penis and sometimes testicles.
• bunrakuA traditional form of Japanese puppet theatre.
• KishinoA surname from Japanese.
• jukuA private Japanese school offering lessons outside of regular school time.
• TogawaA surname.
• suisekiA Japanese artform in which attractively shaped rocks and stones are mounted and displayed.
• EzoA former name for the Ainu.
• kodachiA short Japanese sword, built like the katana but with a shorter blade
• ChinenA surname from Japanese.
• IwaseA surname from Japanese.
• OnodaA surname from Japanese.
• keirinA form of track cycling originating in Japan, where riders must initially race behind a motorised pace-setter, the derny.
• HisakoA female given name from Japanese.
• TakamoriA surname from Japanese.
• cosplayerOne who takes part in cosplay.