English words from Japanese
- HitomiA female given name from Japanese.
- HaradaA surname from Japanese.
- OkumaA surname from Japanese.
- KasumiA female given name from Japanese.
- YamaThe Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo.
- wakaA kind of classical Japanese poem.
- shiroA stew of Ethiopia and Eritrea origin whose primary ingredient is powdered chickpeas or broad-bean meal.
- KaoruA unisex given name from Japanese.
- NakayamaA surname.
- sekiIn the game of Go, a state of impasse where neither player can benefit from playing in a location
- MichikoA female given name from Japanese.
- AmanoA surname from Japanese.
- OhtaA surname from Japanese.
- NakagawaA surname from Japanese.
- KikuchiA city in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan.
- WarioAn evil or otherwise sinister counterpart of another person or thing.
- manganA win achieving five han, or three/four han with the required number of fu; worth 12,000 points if the winning player is on the East (dealer) side or 8,000 points otherwise.
- MaruyamaA surname from Japanese.
- udonA Japanese wheat noodle.
- FujimoriA surname from Japanese.
- ShowaThe Japanese imperial era from 1926 to 1989, associated with the country's role in WWII and postwar economic rise.
- UenoA surname from Japanese.
- GionA district of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
- HikariA female given name from Japanese.
- OtaniA surname from Japanese.
- sangenSynonym of shamisen.
- yukoThe score for a throw that lands the opponent on his or her side.
- mitsubaAn East Asian herb grown, especially in Japan, for its flavorful leaves, Cryptotaenia japonica.
- TamakiA unisex given name from Japanese.
- shiitakeA wide, brown variety of edible mushroom, Lentinula edodes.
- KenichiA male given name from Japanese.
- HojoA surname from Japanese.
- AkikoA female given name from Japanese.
- SakuraiA surname from Japanese.
- ImaiA surname from Japanese.
- goboA screen (often in disc form) placed between a light and an illuminated actor or object in order to diffuse the glare.
- TomitaA surname from Japanese.
- HandaA city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
- konoA traditional Maori woven basket.
- arakiOf or pertaining to Arak.
- KanekoA surname from Japanese.
- HirataA surname from Japanese.
- NorikoA female given name from Japanese.
- rakuA style of Japanese pottery, considered the traditional style for the pottery used in the Japanese tea ceremony; (especially capitalized) such pottery made by the Raku family.
- SugaA female given name from Japanese.
- shonenA style of Japanese animation and comics aimed at a younger male audience.
- ShimaA surname from Japanese.
- KoichiA male given name from Japanese.
- YokotaA surname from Japanese.
- SugiyamaA surname from Japanese.
- HiroseA surname from Japanese.
- YasudaA surname from Japanese.
- OtsukaA surname from Japanese.
- netsukeA small, often collectible, artistic carving characterized by an opening or two small holes (紐通し (himotōshi)), most commonly made of wood or ivory, used as a fob at the end of a cord attached to a suspended pouch containing pens, medicines, or tobacco. Netsuke originated in feudal Japan in the late 16th and 17th centuries.
- NakataA surname from Japanese.
- JunichiA male given name from Japanese.
- kudoA compliment or praise.
- taikoA category of Japanese wooden drums of different shapes, sizes, and purposes.
- FukuyamaA surname from Japanese.
- sobaA Japanese buckwheat noodle.
- MatsuuraA surname from Japanese.
- TajimaA surname from Japanese.
- shinobiA male ninja.
- OzakiA surname from Japanese.
- TaguchiA surname from Japanese.
- TakayamaA surname from Japanese.
- DaisukeA male given name from Japanese.
- FujimotoA surname from Japanese.
- OshimaA surname from Japanese.
- MasahiroA male given name from Japanese.
- MasudaA surname from Japanese.
- TaniguchiA surname from Japanese.
- shimadaA traditional type of formal hairstyle for unmarried women in Japan, whereby the hair is gathered together and fastened to the top of the head.
- NodaA surname from Japanese.
- gaijinA non-Japanese person.
- ikebanaThe Japanese art of flower arrangement.
- YuiA unisex given name from Japanese.
- KyokoA female given name from Japanese.
- tankaA form of Japanese verse in five lines of 5, 7, 5, 7, and 7 morae.
- AoyamaA surname from Japanese.
- YokoyamaA surname from Japanese.
- kenpoAny of various Japanese martial arts.
- kitsuneA Japanese fox spirit, often but not exclusively female, said to have powers such as shape-shifting, and whose power is symbolized by increase in number of tails.
- HamamatsuA city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
- MiyakoA group of islands in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It lies a few hundred kilometres east of Taipei, Taiwan.
- TetsuoA male given name from Japanese.
- mookA disagreeable or incompetent person.
- TokugawaA surname from Japanese.
- AkiyamaA surname from Japanese.
- YamakawaA surname from Japanese.
- hamadaA high, desert landscape from which most of the sand has been removed by wind erosion
- HarajukuA district of Shibuya ward, Tokyo, Japan.
- kaijuA fictional giant monster, particularly of the kind found in Japanese science fiction films and other media, like Godzilla, King Kong or Gamera.
- netaA politician.
- KitamuraA surname from Japanese.
- KiyoshiA male given name from Japanese.
- NagataA surname from Japanese.
- MiyukiA female given name from Japanese.
- FurukawaA surname from Japanese.
- komiA member of an ethnic group chiefly consisting of Komi speakers and descendants of Komi speakers who don't speak the language.