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