Word origins

• KagamiA female given name from Japanese.
• gyozaA Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling filled with a minced stuffing and steamed, boiled or fried; the Japanese equivalent of the Chinese jiaozi.
• nantoA horse.
• guroA subgenre of manga and anime focusing on gore and mutilation.
• HiratsukaA city in Kanagawa Prefecture, on the island of Honshu, Japan.
• TsunodaA surname from Japanese
• MayuSynonym of Double Island
• nashiA fruit, the Nashi pear, Pyrus pyrifolia.
• YamagishiA surname from Japanese
• ObuchiA surname from Japanese.
• YamashiroA surname from Japanese.
• SonodaA surname from Japanese.
• teppoa wooden pillar that is slapped repeatedly by a rikishi as a sumo wrestling exercise.
• FujinoA surname from Japanese.
• kesaA robe worn by Buddhist monks and nuns.
• JomonRelating to an early Neolithic culture in Japan and Korea.
• KazuyoshiA male given name from Japanese.
• wagoA Japanese word of native Japanese origin, not a loanword from outside Japan.
• unagiA type of sushi made from freshwater eel.
• MinamataA city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
• MiyazatoA surname from Japanese.
• bishonenAn Asian aesthetic of young men whose beauty (and sex appeal) transcends the boundary of gender or sexual orientation, found in manga, etc.
• AnzaiA surname from Japanese.
• shotaHentai anime or manga, or other Japanese-inspired erotic art featuring young, usually prepubescent boys.
• YoshimitsuA male given name from Japanese.
• ShimamuraA surname from Japanese.
• ShimabukuroA surname from Japanese.
• radenThe Japanese technique of inserting a board-like material, a cut-out part of the mother-of-pearl inside the shell, into the carved surface of lacquer or wood.
• senchaA form of Japanese green tea made by infusing the processed whole tea leaves in hot water.
• TenjinA Japanese god of the heavens; also the Shinto kami of scholarship.
• KampoTraditional Chinese medicine as adapted and practised in Japan.
• nattokinaseA serine protease of the subtilisin family, extracted from natto.
• HayatoA male given name from Japanese.
• tokinA promoted pawn.
• SagamiharaA city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
• MatsueThe capital city of Shimane Prefecture, Japan.
• HayashidaA surname from Japanese.
• ankoA paste made of azuki beans.
• Kurumea city in Fukuoka prefecture
• okonomiyakiA Japanese style of savoury pan-fried thick pancake including a mixture of vegetables and beef, pork, or seafood.
• hikikomoriA Japanese phenomenon whereby a person becomes a recluse from society, typically remaining isolated in a single room at home for a very long period.
• MuraokaA surname from Japanese.
• MaebashiThe capital city of Gunma Prefecture, Japan.
• doramaJapanese TV drama.
• musouA subgenre of hack-and-slash usually involving fighting hundreds of enemies simultaneously in a mazelike 3D world, or an individual game in this genre (especially a game in the Warriors franchise).
• KumanoA city in Mie Prefecture, central Japan.
• ShootoA combat sport/mixed martial arts system and organization derived from shoot wrestling.
• KawagoeA city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, known as "Koedo"（小江戸）
• FujisakiA surname from Japanese.
• ShomaA male given name from Japanese.
• YuichiroA male given name from Japanese.
• akeniA box used by sekitori to store their personal items.
• shiboriA form of Japanese tie-dye on silk
• shakoA stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume.
• UetaA surname from Japanese.
• fukuA Japanese-style school uniform, especially a sailor fuku.
• WakkanaiA city in Sōya subprefecture, on the north coast of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.
• IwasaA surname from Japanese.
• MiyaharaA surname from Japanese.
• inroA small decorative box, hung from the sash of a kimono, for holding small objects.
• ArakakiA surname from Japanese.
• masuA plant, Hedysarum alpinum, whose edible root is consumed by the Inuit of Alaska.
• YazawaA surname from Japanese.
• HiromitsuA male given name from Japanese.
• shisoAny of several varieties of the herb Perilla frutescens, related to basil and mint, used in Japanese cooking.
• fullwidthOf a text character, occupying the space of two alphanumeric characters in a monospace font, or two "normal" text columns.
• YoshihisaA male given name from Japanese.
• MomokoA female given name from Japanese.
• ShimonosekiA city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Honshu, Japan.
• YukieA female given name from Japanese.
• isseiA member of the first generation of Japanese immigrants to North America, South America, or Australia.
• tataraA traditional Japanese furnace for smelting iron and steel.
• KameyamaA city in Mie Prefecture, central Japan.
• SugaharaA surname from Japanese.
• HamamotoA surname from Japanese.
• tamagoSynonym of tamagoyaki
• TodaiUniversity of Tokyo
• shakuThe Japanese foot, a traditional Japanese unit of length equal to 10 sun or ¹/₁₀ of a jō, now standardized as equal to ¹⁰/₃₃ of a meter.
• tengenThe center point on a Go board.
• FunabashiA city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
• moyamoyaA disease in which certain arteries in the brain are constricted.
• MatsudairaA surname from Japanese.
• MorohashiA large kanji dictionary, the Dai Kanwa Jiten (大漢和辞典), compiled by Tetsuji Morohashi.
• TomikoA female given name from Japanese.
• ShibasakiA surname from Japanese.
• HosakaA surname from Japanese.
• yashiroA Shinto temple.
• MisakoA female given name from Japanese.
• SetsukoA female given name from Japanese.
• NakamaA surname from Japanese.
• enokiAn enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes).
• ShoheiA male given name from Japanese.
• tokusatsuA Japanese genre of film and television drama featuring superheroes and special effects.
• IshizakiA surname from Japanese.
• ShimazuA surname from Japanese.
• oshidashia kimarite in which the attacker pushes his opponent out of the ring, maintaining hand contact at all times
• MonnaA surname from Japanese.
• shippoJapanese cloisonné enamel on a background of metal or porcelain
• bachiA drumstick for East Asian percussion instruments such as the taiko drum.
• IkomaA city in Nara Prefecture, Japan.