List of 124 Words That Came From Japanese
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In search of examples of English words with origins in a certain language? This list of such terms will help you. In this collection of terms you'll find English words that came from Japanese.
| adzuki | inro | mochi | sukiyaki |
| aikido | judo | moxa | sumi-e |
| Akita | jujitsu | netsuke | sumo |
| anime | kabuki | ninja | surimi |
| arame | kaizen | nori | sushi |
| bento | kakemono | obi | takoyaki |
| bokeh | kakiemon | origami | tamari |
| bonsai | kamikaze | otaku | tanka |
| bonze | kanban | panko | tanuki |
| daikon | karaoke | ramen | tatami |
| daimyo | karate | rickshaw | tempura |
| dashi | karoshi | sake | teppanyaki |
| dojo | katana | samurai | teriyaki |
| domoic acid | katsu | sashimi | tofu |
| edamame | keiretsu | satori | torii |
| emoji | kendo | satsuma | tsunami |
| enoki mushroom | kimono | sayonara | tycoon |
| enokitake | kirigami | senryu | udo |
| fugu | koan | sensei | udon |
| futon | koi | shabu-shabu | ukiyo-e |
| geisha | koji | shamisen | umami |
| genro | kombu | shiatsu | umeboshi |
| geta | koto | Shiba Inu | urushiol |
| ginkgo | kudzu | shiitake | wakame |
| gyoza | makimono | Shinto | wasabi |
| haiku | manga | shogun | yakitori |
| hibachi | matsutake | shoyu | yakuza |
| hijiki | mikado | skosh | yukata |
| hikikomori | mirin | soba | zaibatsu |
| honcho | miso | soy | Zen |
| ikebana | mizuna | sudoku | zori |
