English words from Japanese
- kanaThe hiragana and katakana syllabaries. These are made up of characters that represent individual syllables, which are used to write Japanese words and particles. Kana are derived from kanji.
- YamatoA member of the Yamato court which formerly ruled Japan.
- TakedaA surname from Japanese.
- HashimotoA surname from Japanese.
- otakuOne with an obsessive interest in something, particularly (originally derogatory) an obsessive Japanese fan of anime or manga.
- MeijiOf the Meiji period (1868–1912).
- KansaiA region of Japan, located in Honshū.
- baraA genre of homoerotic media, usually also pornographic, typically created by gay men and targeted at gay men in Japan.
- MurataA surname from Japanese.
- KondoTo tidy up using the methods advocated by Marie Kondo, especially keeping only those things that tokimeku (spark joy).
- kendoA Japanese martial art using "swords" of split bamboo.
- KomatsuA surname from Japanese.
- KawaiA surname from Japanese.
- FurunoA surname from Japanese.
- BeybladeA type of spinning top toy originally developed and manufactured by Takara Tomy.
- TakaraA surname from Japanese.
- odenA Japanese one pot winter dish, of varying ingredients.
- SakamotoA surname from Japanese.
- PikachuA small yellow rodent-like Pokémon that has red cheeks and a tail shaped like a lightning bolt, and has electricity-related powers.
- NomuraA surname from Japanese.
- kyuA grade or rank in various Japanese activities such as martial arts, flower arranging, and the game of go.
- AndoA surname from Japanese.
- AraiA surname from Japanese.
- MiuraA surname from Japanese.
- kabukiA form of Japanese theatre in which elaborately costumed male performers use stylized movements, dances, and songs in order to enact tragedies and comedies.
- ochaJapanese tea, usually green tea.
- IbarakiA prefecture of Japan. Capital: Mito.
- ShibuyaA special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Shinjuku, Minato, Shinagawa, Meguro, Setagaya, Suginami, and Nakano special wards.
- MaedaA surname from Japanese.
- KojimaA surname from Japanese.
- NakanoA surname from Japanese.
- satoshiA hundred-millionth (10⁻⁸) of a bitcoin; the same as 10 nanocoins (nBTC) or 10⁻⁸ BTC.
- yumiA type of archery bow from Japan.
- yagiYagi-Uda antenna
- NaritaA city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
- OgawaA surname from Japanese.
- chibiA child-like character with exaggerated features, particularly in anime.
- MiyamotoA surname from Japanese.
- ShintoOf or pertaining to, Shintoism.
- NakajimaA surname from Japanese.
- ryoAn anhemitonic pentatonic scale used in a Japanese Buddhist chant, and built up by intervals of major second, major second, minor third, major second, minor third.
- InouyeA surname from Japanese.
- okadaA motorcycle taxi.
- moritaA reddish-brown variety of chipotle.
- MinamiA unisex given name from Japanese.
- supaA superchat.
- rieA female given name from Japanese.
- nohA kind of classical Japanese musical drama.
- ukeThe training partner against whom tori performs a move.
- SanoA surname from Japanese.
- mikadoA former title of the emperors of Japan during a certain period.
- YamashitaA surname from Japanese.
- OkamotoA surname from Japanese.
- shibaAn area of Minato, Tokyo prefecture, Japan.
- nishithe left-hand (less prestigious) side of the banzuke (番付, “ranking list”)
- FukudaA surname from Japanese.
- NihongoSynonym of Japanese: the Japanese language.
- ShibataA surname from Japanese.
- muraNonuniformity in the luminance of a display device.
- RisaA female given name from Japanese.
- kaizenA Japanese business practice of continuous improvement in performance and productivity.
- shojiA door or partition consisting of a wooden frame covered in rice paper, used in traditional Japanese architecture.
- seinenA kind of manga written for an older male audience, generally 18-30 years old (and older).
- SetoA surname.
- IshidaA surname from Japanese.
- uroA small, irregularly-shaped wound made in the trunk of a bonsai tree for aesthetic reasons.
- YamazakiA surname from Japanese.
- naniwhat
- inariA type of sushi with rice wrapped in a pouch of fried tofu (aburaage).
- OsamuA male given name from Japanese.
- BGMThe station code of Belagavi railway station in India.
- yakuzaA Japanese organized crime gang.
- sugoiamazing, awesome
- NishimuraA surname from Japanese.
- heyathe so-called "stable" of rikishi who train under the instruction of a particular shisho; the place where this group lives and trains
- FujiiA surname from Japanese.
- satoriA sudden inexpressible feeling of spiritual awakening or enlightenment, the result of meditation and study.
- higashiThe (more prestigious) right-hand side of the banzuke.
- tokiA Japanese crested ibis (Nipponia nippon).
- HattoriA surname from Japanese.
- OzawaA surname from Japanese.
- UchidaA surname from Japanese.
- UedaA surname from Japanese.
- HideoA male given name from Japanese.
- KikoA female given name from Japanese.
- keitaiA mobile phone or smartphone.
- umeChinese plum, a species of Asian plum, Prunus mume.
- IwataA surname from Japanese.
- TakamineA surname from Japanese.
- YamagataA city in Japan.
- MatsudaA surname from Japanese.
- kotoA Japanese stringed instrument having numerous strings, usually seven or thirteen, that are stretched over a convex wooden sounding board and are plucked with three plectra, worn on the thumb, index finger, and middle finger of one hand.
- rickshawA two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.
- mitoMitochondrial disease.
- ShizuokaA prefecture of Japan.
- TakagiA surname from Japanese.
- TamuraA surname from Japanese.
- mattaThe false start of a bout due to mutual misunderstanding.
- haaA sigh.
- NoguchiA surname from Japanese.