Japanese Words in English

  • futon – "bedroll" or "place to rest"
  • geisha – "person accomplished in the social arts"
  • haiku – "jesting linked verse"
  • hara-kiri – "belly-cutting"
  • hibachi – "fire pot"
  • honcho – "group leader"
  • kamikaze – "divine wind"
  • karaoke – "empty orchestra
  • karate – "empty hand"
  • kimono – "a thing put on"
  • manga – "involuntary pictures"
  • origami – "folded paper"
  • rickshaw – "man-powered carriage"
  • sashimi – "pierced flesh"
  • shiitake – "evergreen tree mushrooms"
  • teriyaki – "glossy roast"
  • tsunami – "harbor waves"

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