Word origins

• kiyomiA sweet Japanese hybrid citrus fruit.
• teppanThe metal griddle used in the teppanyaki style of Japanese cuisine.
• animangaJapanese comics (manga) and Japanese animation (anime) taken collectively.
• HanakoA female given name from Japanese.
• MizuguchiA surname from Japanese.
• NatsukoA female given name from Japanese.
• hifuA protective padded outer vest or pinafore worn by children over their kimono on outings, such as Shichi-Go-San, in lieu of an obi or pair of hakama.
• FushimiA surname from Japanese.
• renjuThe professional variant of the game of gomoku, played on a 15×15 board, and eliminating the "perfect win" situation in gomoku by adding special conditions for the first player.
• MiyashiroA surname from Japanese.
• kamonA Japanese family crest
• ramuneA type of Japanese carbonated soft drink generally bottled in a Codd-neck bottle.
• MurakawaA surname from Japanese.
• kombuEdible kelp (“a type of brown seaweed”) (from the class Phaeophyceae) used in East Asian cuisine.
• temariA type of Japanese woven ball.
• ShingonA major school of esoteric Buddhism in Japan.
• OdawaraA city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
• kiribanEspecially in digital art communities, a milestone profile page viewcount or watcher count, often celebrated with a giveaway.
• MoriguchiA surname from Japanese.
• SegawaA surname from Japanese.
• yokaiAny of various supernatural monsters, sometimes shapeshifters, in Japanese folklore.
• MiyakawaA surname from Japanese.
• haibunA work in a Japanese prosimetric style combining prose and haiku.
• OkimotoA surname from Japanese.
• TakanawaA surname from Japanese.
• ponzuA sour citrus-based sauce usually made from the juice of the 橙 (daidai), an Asian variety of bitter orange, mixed with soy sauce.
• NagamineA surname from Japanese.
• zentaiskintight garments that cover the entire body
• KomakiA city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
• hanamiThe Japanese custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers, usually cherry blossoms or plum blossoms, also known as "flower viewing".
• KiyokoA female given name from Japanese.
• fusaThe four knotted tassels hanging from the roof of the dohyo; symbolising the four seasons.
• RinzaiA school of Zen buddhism in Japan, based on sudden enlightenment though koans and for that reason also known as the "sudden school".
• tasukiA cord or sash used to gather up the sleeves of a kimono
• ninponinjutsu
• fufuA dish of boiled, mashed cassava mixed with plantain, yams, or other starchy vegetables, common as food in West and Equatorial Africa and the Caribbean, and sometimes sold in dry powdered or granulated form.
• onigiriA Japanese food made by putting ingredients into white rice, wrapping the outside with laver, and shaping it into a triangle.
• Hachimanthe Japanese god of archery and tutelary deity of samurai.
• KofuThe capital city of Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
• TomioA male given name from Japanese.
• AshidaA surname from Japanese.
• karatekaA practitioner of karate.
• kimariteany of the 82 techniques that may be used to win a match
• WatariA district of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
• TsuchiuraA city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
• KomuroA surname from Japanese.
• OhiraA surname from Japanese.
• futanariA genre of Japanese pornography featuring intersex, hermaphroditic, or gynomorph characters, usually female characters with a penis and sometimes testicles.
• bunrakuA traditional form of Japanese puppet theatre.
• KishinoA surname from Japanese.
• jukuA private Japanese school offering lessons outside of regular school time.
• TogawaA surname.
• suisekiA Japanese artform in which attractively shaped rocks and stones are mounted and displayed.
• EzoA former name for the Ainu.
• kodachiA short Japanese sword, built like the katana but with a shorter blade
• ChinenA surname from Japanese.
• IwaseA surname from Japanese.
• OnodaA surname from Japanese.
• keirinA form of track cycling originating in Japan, where riders must initially race behind a motorised pace-setter, the derny.
• HisakoA female given name from Japanese.
• TakamoriA surname from Japanese.
• cosplayerOne who takes part in cosplay.
• UechiA surname from Japanese.
• bakufuA shogunate; the office and administration of a shogun.
• ShishidoA surname from Japanese.
• domoicOf or pertaining to domoic acid or its derivatives
• matsutakeA mushroom, Tricholoma matsutake, prized in Asian cuisine for its spicy aroma.
• meijinA master of go.
• TanizakiA transliteration of the Japanese surname 谷崎
• sanseiA grandchild of a Japanese immigrant to the Americas.
• FurusawaA surname from Japanese.
• ToshiharuA male given name from Japanese.
• SerizawaA surname from Japanese.
• ShimazakiA surname from Japanese.
• AsatoA surname from Japanese.
• KazumasaA male given name from Japanese.
• KinjoA surname from Japanese.
• loliconAttraction (often erotic) to fictional depictions of young, typically prepubescent girls.
• WatabeA surname from Japanese.
• kunaiA Japanese tool and weapon, possibly derived from the masonry trowel, used as a weapon by ninja or samurai.
• ImagawaA surname from Japanese.
• mushinA mental state free from anger, fear, etc., into which expert martial artists are said to enter during combat.
• IkukoA female given name from Japanese.
• ToyokoA female given name from Japanese.
• TeramotoA transliteration of the Japanese surname 寺本.
• MutsuA variety of apple, a cross between the Golden Delicious and the Indo, first grown in Japan.
• EdogawaA special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Katsushika special ward, Chiba Prefecture, Kōtō, and Sumida special wards.
• TanegashimaAn island belonging to the Ōsumi Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
• sujiWheat that is granulated but not pulverized; a kind of semolina.
• TamikoA female given name from Japanese.
• MiyokoA female given name from Japanese.
• ObonA Japanese festival to honor the spirits of one's ancestors.
• NishitaniA surname from Japanese.
• kyudoA Japanese form of archery.
• HinanoA transliteration of the Japanese female given name ひなの
• obasanA Japanese middle-aged woman.
• ShizukoA female given name from Japanese.
• MatsukiA surname from Japanese.
• SuginamiA special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Saitama Prefecture, Nerima, Nakano, Shibuya, Setagaya special wards, and two cities in Western Tokyo (Mitaka and Musashino).
• KisarazuA city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.