Word origins

• FuruikeA surname from Japanese.
• FurukiA surname from Japanese.
• FurukoA surname from Japanese.
• FurukuboA surname from Japanese.
• FurumiA surname from Japanese.
• FurumoriA surname from Japanese.
• FurumotoA surname from Japanese.
• FurumuraA surname from Japanese.
• FuruokaA surname from Japanese.
• FurusakaA surname from Japanese.
• FurusakiA surname from Japanese.
• FurusatoA surname from Japanese.
• FurushimaA surname from Japanese.
• FurushiroA surname from Japanese.
• FurushoA surname from Japanese.
• FurutakeA surname from Japanese.
• FurutaniA surname from Japanese.
• FurutoA surname from Japanese.
• FuruuchiA surname from Japanese.
• FuruyamaA surname from Japanese.
• FuruzakiA surname from Japanese.
• FuruzawaA surname from Japanese.
• fusekiThe arraying of stones in the opening, preparing to build groups of stones.
• fusenA sumo match that is cancelled due to the absence of one of the rikishi.
• fusenpaia loss by default for failing to appear, normally because of injury
• fusenshoa win by default due to the opponent not appearing, normally due to injury
• fushi tarazuA Drosophila pair-rule gene that is responsible for the development of even-numbered (i.e. half of the) parasegments.
• fusumaA vertical rectangular sliding panel, often painted or decorated, used in Japan as a door or movable wall.
• futomakiLarge cylindrical sushi, often vegetarian, with nori on the outside and fillings chosen to complement each other.
• FutoshikiA Japanese logic puzzle in which a grid must be filled with a set of numbers while obeying inequality constraints.
• FuyukoA female given name from Japanese.
• gagakuthe ancient court ritual classical music of Japan, of Chinese origin
• gaiatsuForeign pressure; pressure applied by one country onto another.
• gaijiA Japanese character that is valid in a given writing system but not included in the present font and/or character encoding, and which therefore is displayed using an additional mechanism. Mutually distinct from tofu and from mojibake.
• gaikokujinA foreigner in or from the perspective of Japan
• gairaigoA foreign, typically non-Sinitic loanword into Japanese.
• gakiA restless ghost in Japanese mythology.
• gakuranThe military-style school uniform for male students in most Japanese middle schools and high schools, usually in either black or navy.
• Galápagos syndromeThe domestic specialization of something, separated from international convention and standards.
• galgeA video game centered around interactions with attractive anime-style girls.
• gambaruPerseverance even with the hardest of tasks, in the context of Japanese culture.
• game setgame over
• gap moemoe arising from a discrepancy between two of a character's attributes.
• gasshoA ritual gesture of Eastern origin, with hands pressed together in front of the chest. It can be used for prayer or as a sign of greeting, gratitude, reverence, or apology. When performed with a bow, it is called gassho rei.
• gasshohineria kimarite in which the attacker clasps his hands behind the opponent's back and twists him down and over
• Gauss symbolA floor function symbol
• gekigaA genre of manga aimed at adults popular in the 60s and 70s.
• genkwaSynonym of lilac daphne.
• genmaichaA Japanese form of green tea combined with roasted brown rice.
• genpukuA Japanese coming-of-age ceremony modelled after an early Tang Dynasty Chinese custom.
• genroA body of elder statesmen of Japan, formerly used as informal advisors to the Emperor.
• giant killA rule in Tycoon where a three of a particular suit (most commonly spades) can beat a single joker. During revolution, most rulesets instead use a two of that suit to do this.
• giboshiThe hosta or plantain lily.
• gijinkaA non-human character, thing, or idea that has been turned into a human or humanoid in artwork; a humanization.
• gino-shoa prize for technique; one of the sansho prizes
• glottogramA graphic image produced by glottography
• goblin sharkA species of mackerel shark, Mitsukurina owstoni, that has a long snout-like protrusion from its forehead and grows to 3.8 meters in length.
• God EmperorA god-king; a sovereign worshiped as a god.
• goheiAn implement used in Shintō rituals, consisting of two kamishide draping down alongside a wooden post or bamboo pole.
• going home clubA group of people not participating in extracurricular clubs or activities; a metaphorical "club" of people not belonging to any school club.
• goitaa traditional Japanese game played with 32 tiles or cards similar to shogi pieces
• gokeninA vassal of the shogun.
• gokkunA genre of pornography in which a person consumes the semen of multiple men, usually from some vessel or container such as a cup or beaker.
• GokurakuThe abode of Amitabha Buddha; heaven, paradise.
• Golden WeekAny of several extended holidays celebrated in China and Japan, usually early in May.
• gold generalA piece in shogi that can move one step forward, back, sideways or diagonally forward.
• gomaiA construction method for Japanese-style blade steels, composed of 5 layers of 3 steels, with a core, sandwiched by another steel, sandwiched again by another steel. The sandwiching may be two sheets, or traditionally one sheet folded over as a taco.
• GomashoA defect on napa cabbage leaves (pepper spots).
• Gothic LolitaA Japanese fashion movement whose adherents dress in an elegant, largely monochromatic style with traditional accoutrements such as parasols.
• gottantraditional Kagoshima plucked instrument resembling a sanshin
• gravure idolA female pin-up model from Japanese erotica
• gunbaiThe lacquered wooden fan used by the gyoji.
• gunkanmakiA form of nigiri sushi consisting of an oval clump of rice wrapped in nori, forming a vessel that is filled with another ingredient.
• gun kataSynonym of gun fu (a style of balletic gunplay in action films)
• gyaruA Japanese subculture and fashion style popular in the 1990s, typically involving ostentatious clothing, tanning, and heavy makeup.
• gyaru-mojiA form of cryptic Japanese writing that substitutes similar-looking characters for the characters intended
• gyojiA referee in a sumo match.
• gyokuroA kind of green tea from Japan, differing from sencha in being grown in the shade.
• gyotakuTraditional Japanese fish printing.
• gyudonA Japanese dish of rice topped with beef and onion simmered in a mildly sweet sauce.
• haafuperson of half or mixed ethnic Japanese and other ancestries usually from outside Japan
• habakiA metal collar mounted in between a sword's blade and the guard to hold the guard in place.
• habokuA technique of using splashed ink in brushwork painting, especially for painting a landscape.
• HabomaiHabomai Islands, several islands of the Kuril Islands, disputed between Japan and Russia.
• habotaiA lightweight fabric resembling silk.
• hagoromoA feathered robe worn by tennin.
• HakamadaA surname from Japanese.
• hakureiA type of round, white turnip from Japan.
• HakusanA city in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
• HamakawaA surname from Japanese.
• HamakoA female given name from Japanese.
• HamamuraA surname from Japanese.
• hanahakiA fictional illness in which a person bearing an unrequited love coughs up flower petals until they die or their feelings are reciprocated. The disease can also be cured by a surgical procedure that removes the flowers, but this will result in them losing their feelings of affection and all memories of the person they loved.
• hanamachiA Japanese courtesan and geisha district.
• hanamichiEither of the East or West paths that lead to the dohyo
• HanayoA female given name from Japanese.
• hanazumoA special sumo exhibition tournament.
• handrollA piece of sushi in the form of a cone of seaweed filled with rice, fish, vegetables etc.
• hangiriA round, flat-bottomed wooden tub or barrel used to hold rice while it is dressed and cooled for sushi.
• haniwaA terracotta clay figure made for ritual use and buried with the dead in ancient Japan.