* JAPANESE Words * GI a white garment worn in martial arts [n -S] GO a Japanese board game [n GOS] / to move along [v WENT, GONE, GOING or GWINE, GOES] AHI a marine food fish [n -S] DAN a level of skill in martial arts [n -S] NOH the classical drama of Japan [n NOH] KOI a large and colorful fish [n -S] OBI a wide sash [n -S], also {obeah=n} ONO a large mackerel [n -S] RYU a school of Japanese martial arts [n -S] SEN a monetary unit of Japan [n SEN] SOY the {soybean=n} [n SOYS] : SOJA SOYA UDO a Japanese herb [n UDOS] UNI a uniform, or a university, or sea urchin roe [n -S] DOJO a school that teaches judo or karate [n -JOS] FUGU a toxin-containing fish [n -S] FUJI a silk fabric [n -S] GETA a Japanese wooden clog [n -S] HABU a poisonous snake [n -S] INRO a Japanese ornamental container [n INRO] JUDO a form of jujitsu [n -DOS] JUKU an additional school in Japan for preparing students for college [n -S] KAKI a Japanese tree [n -S] KAMI a sacred power or force [n KAMI] KANA the Japanese syllabic script [n -S] KATA an exercise of set movements [n -S] KOAN a paradox meditated on by Buddhist monks [n -S] KOJI a fungus used to start fermentation [n -S] KOTO a musical instrument [n -TOS] MAKI a dish of sushi and raw vegetables wrapped in seaweed [n -S] MISO a type of food paste [n -SOS] MURA a Japanese village [n -S] NORI dried seaweed pressed into sheets [n -S] RAKU a form of Japanese glazed pottery [n -S] SAKI a Japanese liquor [n -S] SOBA a Japanese noodle made from buckwheat flour [n -S] SOJA the {soybean=n} [n -S] : SOY SOYA SOYA {soy=n} [n -S] : SOY SOYA SUMI a type of black Japanese ink [n -S] SUMO a Japanese form of wrestling [n -MOS] : SUMOIST(s) TOFU a soft Oriental cheese made from soybean milk [n -S] TORO a bull [n -ROS] UDON a Japanese noodle made with wheat flour [n -S] YUZU a sour Japanese citrus fruit [n -S] ZORI a type of sandal [n ZORI or ZORIS] ARAME an edible seaweed [n -S] AZUKI {adzuki=n} [n -S] : ADSUKI ADZUKI AZUKI BENTO {obento=n} [n -TOS] BONZE a Buddhist monk [n -S] BUTOH a style of modern Japanese dance [n -S] DASHI a fish broth [n -S] ENOKI a small white edible mushroom [n -S] : ENOKI ENOKIDAKE ENOKITAKE FUTON a cotton filled mattress for use as a bed [n -S] GENRO a group of elder statesmen in Japan [n -ROS] GOBAN {gobang=n} [n -S] GYOZA a stuffed and fried pocket of dough [n -S] HAIKU a Japanese poem [n -S] : HOKKU HAPPI a loose Japanese coat [n -S] HOKKU {haiku=n} [n HOKKU] ISSEI a Japanese immigrant to the United States [n -S] JAPAN to coat with a glossy, black lacquer [v -PANNED, -PANNING, -PANS] JOMON pertaining to a Japanese cultural period [adj] KANJI a system of Japanese writing [n -S] KENDO a Japanese sport [n -DOS] KIBEI one born in America of immigrant Japanese parents and educated in Japan [n -S] KOMBU kelp used in Japanese cooking [n -S] KUDZU an Asian vine [n -S] MANGA a Japanese graphic novel [n -S] MIRIN a sweet Japanese cooking wine [n -S] MOCHI a Japanese confection made with rice flour and sweetened bean paste [n -S] MONDO a rapid question and answer technique employed in Zen Buddhism [n -DOS] NINJA a feudal Japanese warrior [n -S] NISEI one born in America of immigrant Japanese parents [n -S] OTAKU young people in Japan who are highly skilled in computer technology [n] RAMEN Japanese noodles in a broth with bits of meat and vegetables [n RAMEN] ROSHI the spiritual leader of a group of Zen Buddhists [n -S] SEIZA a kneeling position in Japanese martial arts [n -S] SHOGI a Japanese game like chess [n -S] SHOJI a paper screen used as a partition or door in a Japanese house [n -S] SHOYU soy sauce [n -S] SUSHI a dish of cold rice cakes topped with strips of raw fish [n -S] TAIKO a barrel-shaped Japanese drum [n -KOS] TANKA a Japanese verse form [n -S] TANTO a short Japanese sword [n -S] TENDU an Asian ebony tree [n -S] TENNO the emperor of Japan considered as a divinity [n -NOS] TORII the gateway of a Japanese temple [n TORII] TSUBA a part of a Japanese sword [n -S] TSUBO a Japanese unit of area [n -S] UMAMI a taste characteristic of monosodium glutamate [n -S] ZAZEN meditation in Zen Buddhism [n -S] ADSUKI adzuki (the edible seed of an Asian plant) [n -S] : ADSUKI ADZUKI AZUKI ADZUKI a type of bean [n -S] : ADSUKI ADZUKI AZUKI AIKIDO a Japanese art of self-defense [n -DOS] BANZAI a Japanese battle cry [n -S] BONITA {bonito=n} [n -S] BONITO a marine food fish [n -TOS or -TOES] : BONITA(s) BONSAI a potted shrub that has been dwarfed [n BONSAI] DAIKON a Japanese radish [n -S] DAIMIO a former Japanese nobleman [n -MIOS] : DAIMYO DAIMYO {daimio=n} [n -MYOS] FUSUMA a sliding partition in a Japanese house [n FUSUMA] GAGAKU ancient court music of Japan [n -S] GAIJIN a foreigner in Japan [n GAIJIN] GEISHA a Japanese girl trained to entertain [n -S] GOBANG a Japanese game [n -S] : GOBAN HANIWA Japanese clay sculptures [n] HONCHO to take charge of [v -ED, -ING, -S] JUDOKA a {judoist=n} [n -S] KABUKI a form of Japanese theater [n -S] KAIZEN a Japanese business practice of continuous improvement [n -S] KANBAN a manufacturing strategy wherein parts are delivered only as needed [n -S] KARATE a Japanese art of self-defense [n -S] : KARATEIST(s) KATANA a Japanese single-edged sword [n -S] KIMONO a loose robe [n -NOS] : KIMONOED [adj] MEDAKA a Japanese fish [n -S] MIKADO an emperor of Japan [n -DOS] MIZUNA a Japanese mustard [n -S] NANDIN an evergreen shrub [n -S] : NANDINA(s) OBENTO a Japanese meal packed in a box [n -TOS] : BENTO(s) ROBATA a grill used for Japanese cooking [n -S] ROMAJI a system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet [n -S] RYOKAN a Japanese inn [n -S] SANSEI a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the United States [n -S] SATORI the illumination of spirit sought by Zen Buddhists [n -S] SENRYU a Japanese poem [n SENRYU] SENSEI a teacher of Japanese martial arts [n -S] SHOCHU a Japanese liquor [n -S] SHOGUN a former military leader of Japan [n -S] : SHOGUNAL [adj] SHOGUNATE(s) SHUMAI Chinese dumplings [n] SURIMI an inexpensive fish product [n -S] TAMARI a Japanese soy sauce [n -S] TANUKI the fur of a raccoon dog [n -S] TATAMI straw matting used as a floor covering [n -S] TATSOI an Asian mustard [n -S] WAKAME a brown seaweed native to Asia [n -S] WASABI a pungent herb [n -S] YAKUZA an alliance of Japanese criminal organizations [n YAKUZA] ZAIKAI the business community of Japan [n -S] BUNRAKU a Japanese puppet show [n -S] BUSHIDO the code of the samurai [n -S] CHANOYU a Japanese tea ritual [n -S] HIBACHI a cooking device [n -S] IKEBANA the Japanese art of flower arranging [n -S] JUDOIST one skilled in judo [n -S] JUJITSU a Japanese art of self-defense [n -S] : JIUJITSU JIUJUTSU JUJITSU JUJUTSU JUJUTSU {jujitsu=n} [n -S] : JIUJITSU JIUJUTSU JUJITSU JUJUTSU KABOCHA a type of Japanese pumpkin or squash [n -S] KARAOKE a musical device to which a user sings along [n -S] KATSURA a deciduous tree of Japan and China [n -S] MAMASAN a Japanese woman in a position of authority [n -S] NANDINA an Asian shrub [n -S] : NANDIN(s) NETSUKE a button-like fixture on Japanese clothing [n -S] NUNCHUK nunchaku (a Japanese weapon) [n -S] : NUNCHUK NUMCHUCK NUNCHAKU ORIGAMI the Japanese art of paper folding [n -S] RICKSHA {rickshaw=n} [n -S] : RICKSHA RICKSHAW RIKISHA RIKSHAW RIKISHA {rickshaw=n} [n -S] : RICKSHA RICKSHAW RIKISHA RIKSHAW RIKSHAW {rickshaw=n} [n -S] : RICKSHA RICKSHAW RIKISHA RIKSHAW SAMISEN a Japanese stringed instrument [n -S] : SHAMISEN SAMURAI a Japanese warrior [n -S] SASHIMI a Japanese dish of sliced raw fish [n -S] SATSUMA a variety of orange [n -S] SEPPUKU a Japanese form of suicide [n -S] SHIATSU a massage using finger pressure [n -S] : SHIATZU(s) SHIATZU {shiatsu=n} [n -S] SHITAKE {shiitake=n} [n -S] SUMOIST a sumo wrestler [n -S] TEMPURA a Japanese dish [n -S] ZELKOVA a Japanese tree [n -S] HIRAGANA a Japanese cursive script [n -S] JAPANIZE to make Japanese [v -NIZED, -NIZING, -NIZES] JAPANNER one that {japans=v} [n -S] JIUJITSU {jujitsu=n} [n -S] : JIUJITSU JIUJUTSU JUJITSU JUJUTSU JIUJUTSU {jujitsu=n} [n -S] : JIUJITSU JIUJUTSU JUJITSU JUJUTSU KAKEMONO a Japanese scroll [n -NOS] KAKIEMON a Japanese porcelain [n -S] KAMIKAZE a plane to be flown in a suicide crash on a target [n -S] KATAKANA a Japanese syllabic symbol [n -S] KEIRETSU a coalition of business groups in Japan [n -S] KIRIGAMI the Japanese art of folding paper [n -S] MAKIMONO a Japanese ornamental scroll [n -NOS] NINJUTSU the traditional Japanese method of spying [n -S] NUMCHUCK {nunchaku=n} [n -S] : NUNCHUK NUMCHUCK NUNCHAKU NUNCHAKU a Japanese weapon [n -S] : NUNCHUK NUMCHUCK NUNCHAKU PACHINKO a Japanese pinball game [n -S] RICKSHAW a small, two-wheeled passenger vehicle [n -S] : RICKSHA RICKSHAW RIKISHA RIKSHAW SASANQUA a Japanese camellia [n -S] SAYONARA {goodby=n} [n -S] SHAMISEN {samisen=n} [n -S] SHIITAKE a dark Oriental mushroom [n -S] : SHITAKE(s) SUKIYAKI a Japanese dish [n -S] TERIYAKI a Japanese food [n -S] TOKONOMA a small alcove in a Japanese house [n -S] URUSHIOL a toxic liquid [n -S] YAKITORI marinated chicken pieces on skewers [n -S] YOKOZUNA a champion sumo wrestler [n -S] ZAIBATSU a powerful family combine in Japan [n ZAIBATSU] CHOPSOCKY [n -KIES] CHOPSTICK [n -S] ENOKIDAKE [n -S] : ENOKI ENOKIDAKE ENOKITAKE ENOKITAKE [n -S] : ENOKI ENOKIDAKE ENOKITAKE HIBAKUSHA surviving victims of atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki JINRIKSHA [n -S] : JINRIKSHA JINRICKSHA JINRIKISHA KARATEIST [n -S] MATSUTAKE [n -S] SHOGUNATE [n -S] JINRICKSHA [n -S] : JINRIKSHA JINRICKSHA JINRIKISHA JINRIKISHA [n -S] : JINRIKSHA JINRICKSHA JINRIKISHA * List compiled from OWL3 + OWL2 + Long List by Rebecca Slivka