Word origins

• doujinA product produced and sold independently of corporations (in Japan); an indie work.
• kabutoA traditional Japanese military helmet, especially worn by samurai.
• OkamuraA surname from Japanese.
• matsuPinus thunbergii, the Japanese pine.
• gariThinly sliced marinated ginger served as a condiment with sushi.
• kuriThe kitchen of a Zen monastery.
• yakiteppanyaki
• TachibanaA surname from Japanese.
• SakaguchiA surname from Japanese.
• ajiA spicy Peruvian sauce, often containing tomatoes, cilantro, hot peppers, and onions.
• shogiJapanese chess; a board game similar to chess, developed and traditionally played in Japan.
• akumaA Japanese demon.
• shinobuThe rabbit's-foot fern (Davallia)
• chayaA teahouse in Japan.
• barenA tool for pressing woodcuts, consisting of a disk with a coil of string glued to one side, covered with a smooth sheet.
• OkumuraA surname from Japanese.
• YamanakaA surname from Japanese.
• YamasakiA surname from Japanese.
• AmidaAn ancient city in Mesopotamia located within modern Diyarbakır, Turkey.
• TakakoA female given name from Japanese.
• KiiA former province of Japan, in the part of Honshu that is today Wakayama Prefecture.
• ToyodaA surname from Japanese.
• hamonA wavy line found on steel products that have been hardened differentially, with soft and hard steel sections, where the tempered steel is separated from the softer parts by the hamon.
• SachikoA female given name from Japanese.
• kombuchaA fermented, effervescent, and sweetened black tea of Mongolian origin.
• AkibaA surname from Japanese.
• triforceA shape composed of three equilateral triangles arranged in such a manner that a fourth triangle of identical size, but pointing the opposite direction, could fit between them.
• ukiyohedonistic urban culture of the Edo period.
• OkudaA surname from Japanese.
• castellaA Japanese sponge cake made of sugar, flour, eggs, and starch syrup.
• IzuA city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
• AmikaA female given name from Japanese.
• NaitoA surname from Japanese.
• HiraiA surname.
• YayoiAn ethnic group of the Japanese archipelago during the Yayoi period (300 BCE–300 CE).
• KeijiA male given name from Japanese.
• KuniA unisex given name from Japanese.
• iaidoA Japanese martial art associated with the smooth, controlled movements of drawing the sword from its scabbard, striking or cutting an opponent, removing blood from the blade, and then replacing the sword in the scabbard.
• takoThe flesh of octopus as used in sushi.
• ImamuraA surname from Japanese.
• shurikenA dart or throwing blade, sometimes with multiple points, used as a weapon by ninja (or samurai).
• mikanAn orange seedless citrus fruit Citrus unshiu, originating from Japan, about the size of a tangerine.
• YoshikoA female given name from Japanese.
• TakanoA surname from Japanese.
• TakataA surname from Japanese.
• IwamotoA surname from Japanese.
• YoichiA male given name from Japanese.
• egia type of artificial lure (used for squid)
• semeAnything which serves for any purpose as a substitute for an object of which it is, in some sense, a representation, sign, or symbol.
• HirotaA surname from Japanese.
• JiroA male given name from Japanese.
• AinuA member of the ethnic group indigenous to the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.
• KimikoA female given name from Japanese.
• tenguA mythical Japanese creature, typically birdlike and having a long nose.
• jinjaA Shinto place of worship.
• YomiThe Japanese underworld, whose exits are guarded by horrible creatures.
• MatsubaraA surname from Japanese.
• KitakyushuA large city in Fukuoka Prefecture, on the island of Kyushu, Japan.
• manjuA traditional Japanese confection; most have an outside made from flour, rice powder, kudzu, and buckwheat, and a filling of red bean paste, usually made from boiled azuki beans and sugar; in Hawaii, Okinawan ones are made with a filling of purple sweet potato, butter, milk, sugar, and salt, but the most common filling is bean paste.
• shabuMethedrine; methamphetamine.
• benihanaAn aerial trick where one hand grabs the tail of the board, and the back foot is released from the board.
• FuruhashiA surname from Japanese.
• kigA full-body costume of a cartoon character.
• MinakoA female given name from Japanese.
• IshibashiA surname from Japanese.
• ChihiroA unisex given name from Japanese.
• NobunagaA male given name from Japanese.
• NozomiA female given name from Japanese.
• MimaA city in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan.
• MakikoA female given name from Japanese.
• NagaokaA city in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
• KuriharaA surname from Japanese.
• washiA tough paper used in traditional Japanese art forms.
• daikonAn East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper.
• maikoAn apprentice geisha.
• HidaA city in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
• tabiTraditional Japanese ankle socks with a separate section for the big toe.
• tamariA type of soy sauce made without wheat, having a rich flavor.
• ShimuraA surname from Japanese.
• tomoeA circular design of swirling water, commonly used in Japanese family crests and corporation logos.
• mudaA form of waste, or deviation from optimal allocation of resources, that occurs when work is performed that does not add value for the customer.
• YamaneA surname from Japanese.
• InabaA surname from Japanese.
• getaA Japanese raised wooden clog, worn with traditional Japanese garments such as the kimono.
• bishoujoA genre of anime and manga depicting cute young girls and women.
• MatsunagaA surname from Japanese.
• tachiA pre-katana style Japanese sword, characterized by a longer blade with more curvature.
• katsuraOne of two species of trees in the genus Cercidiphyllum, most commonly Cercidiphyllum japonicum, one of the largest trees in Asia.
• tairaA male given name from Japanese.
• sentaiA Japanese military unit; a squadron, task force, group or wing.
• UmedaA Papuan language spoken in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.
• nabeNeighborhood.
• NagaoA surname from Japanese.
• FurutaA surname from Japanese.
• TakamatsuThe capital city of Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.
• senteA subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Lesotho loti.
• AtsukoA female given name from Japanese.
• TsukamotoA surname from Japanese.
• seiyuuA voice actor in a native-language version anime, a video game, a radio broadcast or an advertisement in Japan.
• TajiriA surname from Japanese.