Word origins

• Dainichi NyoraiThe Japanese name for the sun Buddha, Vairocana, one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas.
• daisugiA pruning technique similar to coppicing, used on Japanese cedars.
• dakimakuraA body-length pillow, originating in Japan, which can be embraced or wrapped around one's body while sleeping.
• dandereA character archetype who stays silent, not expressing their feelings.
• danjiriA wooden cart used in a Japanese festival, similar to a mikoshi.
• danmakuThe (intricate patterns of) bullets seen in bullet hell games.
• danpatsushikiThe ceremony in which the topknot of a retiring rikishi is cut off.
• deashiConstant movement foreward
• death flagA trope suggesting to the viewer that a character will die.
• decodenOrnate decoration of phone cases, incorporating charms and sculpture.
• decotoraA genre of Japanese big trucks, which are customized by their owner-operators into graphic and sculptural displays which also carry loads.
• deer scarerA traditional device found in Japanese gardens, composed of a bamboo tube that when filled with water revolves to empty and makes a clanking sound
• degeikoA practice session between rikishi of competing heya.
• DejimaA former artificial island in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
• dekasegiA Japanese descendant (chiefly from Brazil or Peru) who migrated to Japan, often through a work visa
• dekoponA large, sweet hybrid citrus fruit, made by crossing a kiyomi and a ponkan.
• dengakuA rustic Japanese agricultural celebration.
• denpaWorks of fiction associated with alienation from reality, society, and ordinary and typically urban life, and failures of perception or communication.
• deredereAn openly love-struck character who is continuously sweet, flirtatious and affectionate towards their love interest.
• desktop mascot(A computer program that places) an interactive character on the desktop.
• Devil's SeaAn area of the Pacific Ocean, south of Tokyo, sometimes considered to be a paranormal location.
• dodoitsuA specific form of Japanese poem without rhyme, having lines of 7-7-7-5 morae.
• dogezaBowing down as a display of deference; prostration, kowtow.
• dohyo-iria ring-entering ceremony performed by rikishi, in the juryo and higher divisions, upon entering the dohyo
• dohyo matsuriA Shinto ceremony in which the dohyo is purified and blessed prior to each basho.
• DoitsuGermany.
• dojikkoA female stock character who is extremely clumsy, especially in a charming or cute way.
• dojochoThe head of a Japanese dōjō (“martial arts training facility”).
• donabeA clay pot for use over an open flame in Japanese cuisine, usually glazed on the inside and porous on the outside.
• donburiA Japanese rice bowl dish consisting of fish, meat, vegetables or other ingredients served together over rice.
• donsuA Japanese satin damask.
• dorodangoA Japanese art form in which earth and water are moulded to create a delicate shiny sphere resembling a billiard ball.
• dotakuA richly-decorated Japanese bell made from thin bronze
• double riichiA yaku awarded for winning after declaring riichi on the player's first turn
• doujin circleA group of people who create fan-made (doujin) works – such as doujinshi, doujin music, or doujin games – and participate in doujin events.
• doujin eventAn event in which doujin circles gather to sell fan-made (doujin) works. Example: Comic Market.
• doujin gameA fan-made game which may contain (but not necessarily) copyrighted material from published works, such as from anime, manga, or video games.
• doujin musicFan-made music, often containing music from published works – such as from anime, manga, or video games – or otherwise inspired by such works.
• dummy outTo remove (a feature, subplot, item, or character) from a video game.
• ebanzukeA banzuke illustrated with pictures of the wrestlers
• EbetsuA city in Ishikari subprefecture, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.
• eboshithe hat of black lacquer worn by the gyoji presiding over a sumo match
• EdomaeEdo-style
• egingA style of lure fishing specifically targeting squid (and occasionally cuttlefish) using a specialized wooden or plastic lure called an egi.
• ekidenA Japanese long-distance relay race, typically on roads.
• ekiriChildhood shigellosis.
• emakiA Japanese picture scroll, a handscroll containing an illustrated narrative
• EmishiAn ancient ethnic group of northeastern Honshū in the Tōhoku region of Japan.
• emojiA digital graphic icon with a unique code point used to represent a concept, object, person, animal or place, originally used in Japanese text messaging but since adopted internationally in other contexts such as social media.
• emperorismThe form of government in Japan prior to WWII, with the emperor as head of state.
• engawaA veranda or terrace surrounding a house.
• EniwaA city in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.
• enjo kosaiThe practice whereby young girls in Japan and Hong Kong provide companionship or sex to older men in exchange for money or luxuries; compensated dating.
• enkaiA (Japanese) banquet or drinking party.
• EnmaThe Japanese name for Yama, the Hindu, Buddhist and Chinese god who presides over naraku (hell). A deity and/or personification of death. (Compare Izanami and the Shinigami.)
• ennichiA day to have a special connection with a particular Japanese deity.
• enoki mushroomA mushroom with a long, thin stem, in the species Flammulina filiformis, used primarily in the cuisines of East Asia.
• enokitakeenoki mushroom
• entekiLong-distance Japanese archery.
• enzuigiriAn attack that strikes the back of the opponent's head.
• erekiteruA type of static generator invented in Japan in the 1700s.
• erogeA visual novel with erotic content.
• ero-guroA Japanese literary and artistic movement of the 1920s and 1930s, focusing on eroticism, sexual corruption and decadence.
• ero kawaiiAn aesthetic of sexy and cute motifs.
• etokiThe practice of explaining a religious concept using an emaki.
• extended shinjitaiAn unofficial shinjitai (new character form) created by analogy.
• fairy keiA Japanese fashion style influenced by pop culture of the 1980s, characterized by pastel colours and whimsical, childlike elements such as toys, candy, or unicorns.
• fall seven times, stand up eightOne must not give up one's efforts, even those that are in vain.
• freeterIn Japan, a young person (typically between the ages of 15-34) who lacks full-time employment (excluding housewives and students), especially through lack of interest in a career.
• fudadomesold out said of spectators' seats
• fudepenSynonym of brush pen.
• Fudō Myōōa guardian deity primarily revered in Vajrayana Buddhism as the principal of the Five Wisdom Kings, also known as Acala.
• FujiharaA surname from Japanese.
• FujimatsuA male given name from Japanese.
• FujitaniA surname from Japanese.
• fukaliteA mineral comprising mostly calcium, oxygen, and silicon.
• fukiA flowering plant, Petasites japonicus, native to Asia; giant butterbur.
• FukuchiA surname from Japanese.
• FukuchiyamaA city in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
• fukujinzukeA Japanese condiment made from vegetables pickled in a soy sauce mixture.
• Fukūjōju NyoraiFukūjōju Nyorai; the Japanese name for the Northern Buddha, Amoghasiddhi, one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas.
• FukumoriA surname from Japanese.
• FukuroiA city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
• FukurokujuThe Japanese name for the Chinese god Xuanwu, one of the seven gods of good fortune: the god of happiness, wealth, and longevity.
• fukusaA piece of decorated silk used to cover gifts in the Japanese tradition.
• fumidashiA situation in which a defending rikishi accidentally steps too far back and out of the ring, his opponent thus winning. A rear step out.
• fumidawararice bales used at the side of the dohyo at steps
• funazushiA form of narezushi made with nigorobuna (or sometimes other carp), packed in salt and rice and aged for several years.
• fundoshiA traditional Japanese men's and women's undergarment made from a length of cotton.
• funoriA kind of glue produced from agar.
• furiganaKana printed next to or above a kanji or other character to indicate the pronunciation.
• furisodeA style of colourful silk kimono distinguishable by its long sleeves, associated with the formal celebration of Coming of Age Day by a young woman reaching the age of 20.
• FurubayashiA surname from Japanese.
• FurubeA surname from Japanese.
• FurudaA surname from Japanese.
• FurugawaA surname from Japanese.
• FuruharaA surname from Japanese.
• FuruhataA surname from Japanese.
• FuruiA surname from Japanese.
• FuruichiA surname from Japanese.