Word origins

• OnishiA surname from Japanese.
• HirabayashiA surname from Japanese.
• MotokoA female given name from Japanese.
• KazumiA unisex given name from Japanese.
• KashiwagiA surname from Japanese.
• NishiokaA surname from Japanese.
• FujimuraA surname from Japanese.
• matchaA type of powdered green tea, traditionally used in Japanese tea ceremonies.
• TakaokaA city in Toyama Prefecture, Japan.
• kokuA unit of measure in feudal Japan, the amount of rice needed to feed one person for a year.
• RaijinThe Japanese god of lightning, thunder and storms, along with Fūjin and Susanoo.
• MorikawaA surname from Japanese.
• niseia person born outside of Japan of parents who were born in Japan
• KashiwaA female given name from Japanese.
• SagaraA surname from Japanese.
• pankoCoarse, dry breadcrumbs used in Japanese cuisine.
• HidakaA city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
• darumaA hollow, round, Japanese traditional doll modeled after Bodhidharma, the founder of the Zen sect of Buddhism.
• EnomotoA surname from Japanese.
• KentaA male given name from Japanese.
• tsubaThe guard at the end of the grip of a Japanese sword or bladed weapon.
• UtsunomiyaThe capital city of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
• HideyoshiA male given name from Japanese.
• NagasawaA surname from Japanese.
• TominagaA surname from Japanese.
• medakaOryzias latipes, a small Japanese ricefish, popular for use in aquariums.
• momijiJapanese maple (Acer palmatum)
• HokurikuA region in northwest Japan, west of Tokyo, along the Sea of Japan.
• AmemiyaA surname from Japanese.
• TagawaA city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
• yoiA preparatory position in karate, with the arms slightly forward, elbows slightly bent, and fists closed.
• KoheiA male given name from Japanese.
• IwaoA male given name from Japanese.
• MeikoA female given name from Japanese.
• deshia member of a heya ("stable"); trained by its shisho
• yuzuA citrus fruit originating in East Asia, Citrus ichangensis x Citrus reticulata var. austera.
• hakamaA type of traditional Japanese clothing, resembling very wide pleated trousers.
• SuitaA city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
• MorinagaA surname from Japanese.
• kaguraA kind of Shinto theatrical dance in Japan.
• OshiroA surname from Japanese.
• maguroTuna meat, eaten raw as sushi or sashimi.
• AshikagaA city in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
• NishizawaA surname from Japanese.
• shungaA style of Japanese erotic art
• zendoA hall at a Zen buddhist monastery where formal seated meditation (zazen) is practiced.
• kaidanA traditional Japanese ghost story or horror story.
• yariAny of various sizes of spear used in Japanese martial arts.
• KazuhisaA male given name from Japanese.
• surimiA white paste, made from ground fish, that is used to make formed and textured food products.
• seitanSpecially processed wheat gluten, used as a protein-rich food.
• TakeshitaA surname from Japanese.
• HanyuChinese; the Chinese language(s)
• YasukoA female given name from Japanese.
• ipponThe highest score in judo, awarded for a throw that places the opponent on their back with impetus or for holding the opponent on their back for a number of seconds.
• MatsuzakiA surname from Japanese.
• gomokuAn abstract strategy board game, played with pieces from the game go (black and white stones) on a go board with 19×19 intersections, or as a paper-and-pencil game. The winner is the first player to achieve an unbroken sequence of five of their pieces in a row, a column or a diagonal.
• AmaterasuThe Japanese sun goddess, and most important Shinto deity; she is the daughter of Izanagi and Izanami and the sister of Susanoo, Tsukuyomi, Ōyamatsumi, and Kagutsuchi.
• EmikoA female given name from Japanese.
• nigiriRegular sushi: a piece of raw fish (or other topping) on top of a small oblong brick of sticky white rice.
• sandoSandwich.
• SaburoA male given name from Japanese.
• kyodaiA high-ranking member of the yakuza, accountable to the shatei gashira.
• SumikoA female given name from Japanese.
• NanaseA female given name from Japanese.
• SetagayaOne of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan.
• KakutaniA surname from Japanese.
• sukiyakiA Japanese dish of thinly-sliced beef and tofu with dashi, mirin and soy sauce cooked quickly at the table.
• akamatsuThe Japanese red pine, Pinus densiflora.
• OhtaniA surname from Japanese.
• MoriyaA surname from Japanese.
• andonA Japanese paper lantern.
• jodoA Japanese martial art using a short staff, originally as a defence against swords.
• KosakaA surname from Japanese.
• konjacA foul-smelling plant grown in Asia, Amorphophallus konjac.
• MorioA male given name from Japanese.
• habuAny of several venomous snake species of Asia.
• ItamiA city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
• shamisenA kind of three-stringed Japanese fretless lute.
• mirinA form of Japanese rice wine, less alcoholic than saké and used in cooking.
• onagaLongtail snapper (Etelis coruscans), a species of ray-finned fish.
• seppukuA form of ritual suicide by disembowelment using a blade, practiced by Japanese samurai, especially to rid oneself of shame, as a means of protest, or, formerly, as a method of capital punishment.
• FujishimaA surname from Japanese.
• UrawaA former city in southeastern Saitama Prefecture in Japan. Now it is a ward of Saitama city.
• HamaguchiA surname from Japanese.
• ikuraSynonym of red caviar.
• IchiharaA city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
• naginataA traditional Japanese halberd: a polearm historically used to cut down infantry and cavalry.
• KanzakiA city in Saga Prefecture, Japan.
• OuchiA surname from Japanese.
• NobukoA female given name from Japanese.
• NakasoneA surname from Japanese.
• TendaiA Mahayana Buddhist tradition with esoteric elements, officially established in Japan in 806 by the monk Saichō.
• dashiA type of soup or cooking stock, often made from kelp.
• KorematsuA surname from Japanese.
• FukumotoA surname from Japanese.
• chadoThe Japanese tea ceremony.
• DojinA Japanese god of earth, land or soil.
• yorikiriA kimarite in which the attacker drives his opponent out backwards while maintaining a constant grip on his mawashi.
• shoyuA dark form of soy sauce.