Japanese Versions of Japanese Words




酒, さけ, ささ, き, くし

alcohol, sake

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腹切, 腹切り, はらきり

ritual suicide, (self-)disembowelment, harakiri

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オタク, ヲタク

geek, nerd, enthusiast, otaku

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手裏剣, しゅりけん

shuriken, small throwing blade, small edged weapon often used for throwing, throwing star

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忍者, にんじゃ

ninja (persons in feudal Japan who used ninjutsu for the purposes of espionage, assassination, sabotage, etc.)

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刀, かたな, とう

(single-edged) sword, katana, dagger, knife, scalpel

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侍, さむらい, さぶらい

warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period), samurai, man in attendance (on a person of high standing), retainer

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侘び寂び, 侘寂, 詫び寂び, わびさび, ワビサビ

aesthetic sense in Japanese art emphasising quiet simplicity and subdued refinement

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富士山, 不二山, 不尽山, ふじさん

Mt Fuji

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ゴジラ

Godzilla

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台風, 颱風, たいふう

typhoon, hurricane

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神風, かみかぜ, しんぷう, かむかぜ

divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century), kamikaze

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万歳, 万才, ばんざい, ばんぜい

crying "banzai" (or raising one's hands in the banzai gesture), something worthy of celebration, giving up, long time, eternal life (and prosperity), banzai (a celebratory cheer), hurrah (hooray, hurray)

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盆栽, ぼんさい

bonsai

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津波, 津浪, 海嘯, つなみ

tsunami, tidal wave

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漫画, まんが

cartoon, comic, comic strip

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アニメ

animated film, animated cartoon, anime (when referring to Japanese cartoons), animation

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大根, だいこん, だいこ

daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus), ham actor

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山葵, わさび

wasabi (Japanese horseradish)

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拉麺, 老麺, らーめん, らあめん, ラーメン

ramen (Chinese-style noodles)

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