List of gairaigo and wasei-eigo terms

Gairaigo are Japanese words originating from, or based on, foreign-language, generally Western, terms. These include wasei-eigo (Japanese pseudo-anglicisms). Many of these loanwords derive from Portuguese, due to Portugal's early role in Japanese-Western interaction; Dutch, due to the Netherlands' relationship with Japan amidst the isolationist policy of sakoku during the Edo period; and from French and German, due to France and Germany's cultural and scientific prominence during Japan's modernization in the Meiji period.

Most come from English, the dominant world language today. Due to the large number of western concepts imported into Japanese culture during modern times, there are thousands of these English borrowings. These English words are informally referred to as having been "Nipponized". A few of them, such as "salaryman", have been borrowed into English, together with their Japanese meanings.

Japanese vocabulary includes large numbers of words from Chinese, borrowed at various points throughout history. However, since the Japanese language has such strong historical ties to the Chinese language, these loans are not generally considered gairaigo.

Many loanwords are pseudo-borrowings: despite their links to foreign language words, the word forms as used in modern Japanese, are not used in the same way in their languages of origin. Many such terms, despite their similarity to the original foreign words, are not easily understood by speakers of those languages, e.g. left over as a baseball term for a hit that goes over the left-fielder's head, rather than uneaten food saved for a later meal as in English—or famikon, , from "family computer", which actually refers to the Nintendo Entertainment System.

Note:

US = American English

UK = British English

Examples

Due to the extent of Japanese borrowings, particularly from English, this list focuses mainly on pseudo-borrowings and commonly used loanwords from languages other than English, which are often mistaken for English words in Japan. Most loanwords, and all modern loans, are transcribed in katakana, a Japanese syllabary. Older loans may be written using ateji, with Kanji used to represent their phonetic readings without necessarily inheriting their meaning.

In words composed of both a loan and native Japanese, the Japanese can function as a morpheme within a compound, and would generally be written in Kanji if possible, or can be attached to the foreign word to inflect or otherwise modify it, as if it were okurigana, which is written in hiragana.

Japanese	Hepburn romanization	Origin	Meaning	Language of origin
	Template:Translit	avec (meaning 'with')	romantic couple	French
	Template:Translit	af(ter) + recor(ding)	postrecording, dubbing	English
	Template:Translit	after service	customer service, user support, after-care, service	English
	Template:Translit	idol	(teen) idol, pop star	English
,	Template:Translit	ice/Eis, ice cream	ice; ice cream	English / German
	Template:Translit	ice + candy	popsicle, ice lolly	English
	Template:Translit	(Steig)eisen (meaning 'climbing iron' or 'crampon')	crampons	German
(from )	Template:Translit	Ame(rican) foot(ball)	American football	English
	Template:Translit	American dog	corn dog	English
or	Template:Translit or Template:Translit	amuk or amok	to run amok	Malay / Indonesian
(from )	Template:Translit {{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "Ja-Anime.oga" not found}}Template:Category handler	anima(tion), anime	animation, animated cartoons or films (although anime has been reborrowed into English with a meaning of "Japanese animation", in Japanese the term refers to all animation)	English
(from )	Template:Translit	ani(me) + son(g)	an anime song, most often the theme	English
	Template:Translit	enquête	questionnaire, survey	French
	Template:Translit	ennui	ennui, boredom	French
	Template:Translit	answer	reply to a question, solution to a problem	English
	Template:Translit	anti-	hater, anti-fan	English
	Template:Translit	apart(ment)	apartment (US), flat (UK), though apāto are usually in small two-story wood-structure buildings, not multistory complexes as in the US usage (see manshon loanword)	English (US)
	Template:Translit	appo(intment)	appointment	English
	Template:Translit	up(grade)	to upgrade or improve (something). Coupled with English or pseudo-English nouns that indicate what that something is; e.g., version-up: upgrade (software), buy the next-better version or model of something, improve the appearance of something; image-up: improve the image of, improve one's outward appearance; "weight-up": to gain weight; manner-up: improve one's manners, learn (proper/better) manners or etiquette; power-up: an object that instantly benefits or adds extra abilities to a video game character; base-up, level-up: take to the next or a higher (basic) level of quality; also base-up (frequently abbreviated bea): to raise the base wage of the workers	English
	Template:Translit	aloë	aloe	Dutch
	Template:Translit	arwana or arowana	a freshwater bony fish of the family Osteoglossidae.	Indonesian
or	Template:Translit or Template:Translit	Arbeit (meaning 'work')	part-time job	German
	Template:Translit	RV	truck, van, SUV, recreational vehicle	English
	Template:Translit	alcohol, álcool	alcohol, alcoholic beverage	English (from Arabic)
	Template:Translit	out-course	outside	English
	Template:Translit	bargain	a sale at a store	English
	Template:Translit	viking	smorgasbord, buffet. (Supposedly named after the restaurant "Imperial Viking" in the Imperial Hotel, the first restaurant in Japan to serve buffet-style meals and named after the US film The Vikings)	English
	Template:Translit	bike	a motorcycle, but not a bicycle	English
	Template:Translit	bypass	bypass	English
	Template:Translit	vacances	holiday, vacation	French
	Template:Translit	book cover	dust jacket	English
	Template:Translit	back mirror	rear-view mirror	English
	Template:Translit	back number	back issue (US), back number (UK)	English
	Template:Translit	back net	a backstop (in baseball)	English
	Template:Translit	bumper	a horizontal bar fixed across the front or back of a motor vehicle to reduce damage in a collision or as a trim	English
	Template:Translit	barrier-free	accessible facilities for handicapped persons	English
	Template:Translit	Bariquand et Marre	hand-operated or electric hair trimmer	French
	Template:Translit	bus (hi)jack	a bus hijacking (possibly based on the English term "carjack")	English (US)
	Template:Translit	butter	butter, sometimes used on food packaging for margarine	English
	Template:Translit	batting or butting	Swing the bat in baseball; or, to project forward or propose competitively on business or others by two or more parties, like "butting heads" by animals.	English
	Template:Translit	baby car	stroller (US), pushchair or pram (UK)	English
	Template:Translit	bed town	bedroom suburbs, bedroom community, dormitory suburb, commuter town	English
	Template:Translit	vi(dro) (glass) + (dama, ball)	marbles	Portuguese + Japanese
	Template:Translit	business hotel	budget hotel	English
	Template:Translit	binturung	binturong (bearcat)	Malay / Indonesian
	Template:Translit	veludo	velvet	Portuguese
	Template:Translit	buil(ding)	building (especially modern steel-and-concrete buildings)	English
	Template:Translit	bier	beer	Dutch
	Template:Translit	Bombe	a steel canister for storing pressurized gas, such as a propane tank	German
	Template:Translit	ball(point) pen	a ballpoint pen	English
	Template:Translit	botão	button	Portuguese
or	Template:Translit or Template:Translit	bloo(mer) sailor	panty fetishism, especially with teenage girls wearing school outfits ("sailor suits") and bloomers.	English
	Template:Translit	blazer	blazer, or a Japanese school uniform that includes that garment. It usually has buttons down the front and a vest under it with a white collared shirt.	English
	Template:Translit	bloomers	short pants worn for exercise by girls, usually in PE class in high school	English
	Template:Translit	cabin attendant	A flight attendant	English
	Template:Translit	charge	to top up, to add value, used for e-payment	English
	Template:Translit	charm point	most attractive feature (of a person)	English
	Template:Translit	campur	stir fry dish from Okinawa	Malay / Indonesian
	Template:Translit	challenge	duel, contest, competition	English
	Template:Translit	change + lever	gearshift, gear lever, gear stick	English
	Template:Translit	cherry boy	a male virgin	English
, ,	Template:Translit	cheer girl, cheer man, cheerleader	(female), (male) cheerleader	English
	Template:Translit	cheerleading	cheerleading	English
	Template:Translit	ticket	ticket	English
	Template:Translit	tinktuur	tincture	Dutch
or	Template:Translit	((shō)chū) + high(ball)	a kind of alcoholic drink from Japan	Japanese + English
	Template:Translit	collab(orations)	collaboration; crossover	English
or	Template:Translit or Template:Translit	computer	computer	English
(noun), (intransitive verb). Also: "W"	Template:Translit	double	(noun and adjective) double; double-breasted (jacket), or turn-ups (cuffs) on trousers; (verb) to be redundant or doubled	English
	Template:Translit	dump car	dump truck (US), dumper (UK)	English
	Template:Translit	dust box	rubbish bin (UK), garbage can (US)	English
	Template:Translit	dust chute	garbage chute	English
	Template:Translit	Dutch + wife	sex doll	English
	Template:Translit	download-only member	a computing leech	English
or ⁠	Template:Translit or Template:Translit	"-tic", as in (roman)tic, (drama)tic	-esque, attached to a noun. For example, a product with cute character illustrations may be considered "Akihabara-chikku". (This is rebracketing, as the actual productive English suffix is -ic. The t is these English words are part of their Latin/Greek etymons' stems.)	English
	Template:Translit	dead ball	hit by a pitch	English
	Template:Translit	decoration cake	a fancy cake	English
or	Template:Translit or Template:Translit	(denshi, electronic) + range	a microwave oven	Japanese + English
	Template:Translit	depart(ment store)	department store	English
	Template:Translit	depa(rtment store) +　 (chika, underground)	a shopping area, often focused on food and located adjacent to train stations, found in major cities in Japan	English + Japanese
	Template:Translit	delivery health	a form of prostitution, essentially a call girl or escort service	English
	Template:Translit	dessin	line drawing, sketch	French
	Template:Translit	desk	an editor for a certain section of a publication. (Derived from desk’s meaning as a division of specialization in a newsroom, e.g., "the sports desk".) A desk.	English
	Template:Translit	door + cut	selective door operation	English
	Template:Translit	Duits(land), Deutsch(land)	Germany	Dutch, German
	Template:Translit	doctor stop	when the doctor tells a patient to stop doing something	English
	Template:Translit	don('t) mi(nd)	"don't worry about it", "don't pay (that) any mind", "it's/I'm OK", "no problem". Used when something goes wrong.	English
	Template:Translit	driver	a screwdriver; motor vehicle driver	English
	Template:Translit	drive in	rest area, motor lodge, drive-in	English
	Template:Translit	drama	TV drama, soap opera	English / Spanish / Latin
	Template:Translit	drift	drifting (when a car is in a controlled skid)	English
	Template:Translit	air con(ditioning) / con(ditioner)	air conditioning or air conditioner	English
AV	Template:Translit or Template:Translit	wasei-eigo AV	adult video; audiovisual (audio-video)	English
	Template:Translit	ex(tract)	extract	Dutch
	Template:Translit	Energie	energy	German
	Template:Translit	energisch	energetic	German
	Template:Translit	en(gine) sto(p)	stall (as in an automobile engine)	English
NG	Template:Translit	n(ot) + g(ood)	not good or no good, acronym	English
	Template:Translit	elevator	elevator (US), lift (UK)	English (US)
	Template:Translit	ero(s)	erotic	Greek / English / Spanish
	Template:Translit	ero(tic) + (b)log	erotic blog, adult-oriented blog	English
	Template:Translit	ero(tic) gro(tesque)	an artistic movement featuring "erotic grotesque nonsense" that emerged in Japan in the early 20th century	English
	Template:Translit	yell	(1) to cheer on a player in a sports competition; (2) to express support for a candidate in an election	English
LLC	Template:Translit	acronym for "long-life coolant"	antifreeze coolants	English
	Template:Translit	escalator	escalator	English
	Template:Translit	esthé(tique)	beauty salon, esthetic clinic	French
	Template:Translit	final	last	English
	Template:Translit	fight	often used to mean "Do your best!" or "I'll do my best."	English
	Template:Translit {{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "Ja-Famicom.oga" not found}}Template:Category handler	fami(ly) com(puter)	the Nintendo Entertainment System, known as the Family Computer in Japan. Also a catch-all term by the older generation for any gaming console.	English
	Template:Translit	Fanfare	a musical fanfare	German
	Template:Translit	fantasy + -ic	fantastic	English
	Template:Translit	fashion health	a form of brothel	English
	Template:Translit	fetch	(computer jargon) To fetch an instruction from main memory when a microprocessor executes a command	English
	Template:Translit	feti(sh)	fetish (a sexual fetish or just a distinctive preference)	English
	Template:Translit	Philippines + pub	a bar with Filipino staff	English
	Template:Translit	four ball	walk, base on, ball four	English
	Template:Translit	fly	fly ball (baseball term)	English
	Template:Translit	fry	deep frying	English
	Template:Translit	flying get	to purchase an item before its official release date	English
	Template:Translit	fried potato	french fries (US), chips (UK)	English
()	Template:Translit	flying (start)	premature start, breakaway	English
or ,	Template:Translit or Template:Translit	free dial, free call	toll-free call	English
	Template:Translit	free size	one-size-fits-all	English
	Template:Translit	free Arbeiter ("worker") or: free time	underemployed young adults, people who opt to work (a series of) part-time jobs rather than engage in permanent employment	English + German
	Template:Translit	front (desk)	the reception desk, e.g. at a hotel or a sentō	English
	Template:Translit	front glass	windshield (US), windscreen (UK)	English
	Template:Translit	full base	bases loaded	English
	Template:Translit	guard man	a (private) security guard, a person who directs traffic around work sites	English
or	Template:Translit	glas or glass	glass (material)	Dutch / English
	Template:Translit	gasoline stand	gas station (US), petrol station (UK)	English
	Template:Translit	getah perca or gutta percha	a hard tough thermoplastic substance which is the coagulated latex of certain Malaysian trees	Malay / Indonesian via English
	Template:Translit	guts pose	fist pump, victory pose, named for boxer Guts Ishimatsu	English
	Template:Translit	Gaze	gauze	German
	Template:Translit	game creator	game developer	English
or	Template:Translit or Template:Translit	game centre	video arcade	English
	Template:Translit	Game, set(, match)	announcement for the conclusion of a competition. Used in sports, as well as some video games (such as Super Smash Bros.)	English
	Template:Translit	Gelände (meaning 'site; ground; premises')	ski slope	German
()	Template:Translit	give (up)	to give up	English
or	Template:Translit or Template:Translit	Gips	cast (gipusu also means a plaster cast, while gibusu refers to a plastic brace)	German
	Template:Translit	gom	rubber, eraser, rubber band	Dutch
or	Template:Translit or Template:Translit	golden hour or golden time	prime time in Japanese television	English
or	Template:Translit or Template:Translit	golden week	A week of holidays in Japan, Golden Week.	English
	Template:Translit	goog(le) + -ru (Japanese verb ending)	to google	English + Japanese
	Template:Translit	gravure	glamour photography	English
	Template:Translit	glass	drinking glass	English
	Template:Translit	gro(tesque)	grotesque	English
	Template:Translit	gallery	an art gallery, audience, or a pool of celebrities on a program.	English
	Template:Translit	gal	a young woman who belongs to the gyaru subculture	English
	Template:Translit	high colla(r)	(1920s slang) a person who was devoted to Western fashions, trends and values. E.g., manga/anime Haikara-san ga Tōru ("Here Comes Miss High-Collar").	English
	Template:Translit	high neck	A turtleneck style shirt or sweater	English
	Template:Translit	high octane	high-octane gasoline	English
	Template:Translit	high touch	High five	English
	Template:Translit	hacker	refers specifically to a computer black hat	English
	Template:Translit	harmo(ny) + -ru (Japanese verb ending)	to harmonize (when singing)	English + Japanese
	Template:Translit	hamburg(er steak)	Salisbury steak (culinary term)	English
	Template:Translit	hunting + (bō, hat, cap)	deerstalker cap, hunting cap	English + Japanese
	Template:Translit	handle	steering wheel or bicycle handlebars	English
	Template:Translit	handle keeper	designated driver	English
	Template:Translit	handle name	handle, screen name	English
	Template:Translit	han(d)kerchie(f)	handkerchief	English
	Template:Translit	hun(ger) st(rike)	hunger strike	English
	Template:Translit	happy end	a happy ending	English
()	Template:Translit	house (vinyl house)	greenhouse or glasshouse	English
	Template:Translit	hazard lamp	hazard flashers or hazard lights	English
	Template:Translit	hairpin curve	hairpin turn	English
	Template:Translit	health meter	bathroom scales, scales	English
	Template:Translit	Hysterie	loss of (self-)control	German
	Template:Translit	Hips	buttocks, butt	English
	Template:Translit	hiphop	a style of popular music of US black and Hispanic origin, featuring rap with an electronic backing	English
	Template:Translit	healing	a psychological process of dealing with a problem or problems (psychological or spiritual healing)	English
	Template:Translit	Hormon	hormone; also offal when served for yakiniku or hotpot	German
	Template:Translit	hoos	a hose	Dutch
	Template:Translit	Hotchkiss	stapler (a genericized trademark of the E. H. Hotchkiss company, also used in Korea)	English
	Template:Translit	hote(l) + health	erotic massage provided in a hotel room	English
	Template:Translit	hote(l) + Tur(kish bath)	sexual services provided in a hotel room	English
	Template:Translit	hotcake	a pancake, hotcake	English
	Template:Translit	(plat)form	a railway platform	English
	Template:Translit	White + Day	White Day, a month after Valentine's Day	English
	Template:Translit	Jesus	Jesus	Greek (reconstructed)
	Template:Translit	yes	yes	English
	Template:Translit	*inglês or inglés	English, England or the United Kingdom	*Portuguese and Spanish
	Template:Translit	икра (ikra, meaning 'caviar')	salmon roe	Russian
	Template:Translit	image	an image, often used to indicate an artist's rendering or a graphic intended to provide a conceptual image of a situation; especially in advertising and design, a conceptual description intended to conjure a mental image of an abstract situation; (the public's) impression or perception of an entity.	English
	Template:Translit	image + club	a type of brothel in which the staff dress in costumes (schoolgirl, nurse, etc.)	English
	Template:Translit	Instagram	Instagram	English
	Template:Translit	infla(tion)	inflation	English
・	Template:Translit	in key	locking one's car keys inside of one's car	English
	Template:Translit	illust(ration)	an illustration	English
or Template:Efn	Template:Translit or Template:TranslitTemplate:Efn	Espanha or Hispania	Spain	Portuguese / Latin
・・・	Template:Translit	year of the coach	coach of the year (a title given to coaches by Asahi Shimbun and the High School Baseball Federation from 2003 to 2005)	English
	Template:Translit	jumper	jacket, jumper (ski jumping athlete)	English
	Template:Translit	jump	jump	English
	Template:Translit	gender free	gender equality, gender blind	English
	Template:Translit	jet coaster	roller coaster	English
	Template:Translit	Genghis Khan	jingisukan (Mongolian-style barbecue with cut lamb and vegetables)	Mongolian
	Template:Translit	jea(ns) + pan(ts)	jeans	English
	Template:Translit	jeep	a small, sturdy motor vehicle with four-wheel drive, especially one used by the military	English
	Template:Translit	juice	soda or energy drinks, regardless of whether they contain any juice	English
	Template:Translit	car + sex	public sex (in a car)	English
	Template:Translit	Katyusha, a character in the novel Resurrection	Alice band: horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth). However, in Russian it is (Template:Translit).	Russian
	Template:Translit	cameraman	photographer or cameraman	English
or	Template:Translit or Template:Translit	come on	An invitation to join an activity or event.	English
or	Template:Translit	kan	can (beverage can or tin can)	Dutch
	Template:Translit	cunning	cheating	English
or	Template:Translit	capa (de chuva), capa (de lluvia)	(rain) coat	Portuguese / Spanish
	Template:Translit	kraan	faucet	Dutch
	Template:Translit	(kara, empty) + orche(stra)	karaoke	Japanese + English
or or	Template:Translit or Template:Translit	kalium	potassium	Dutch
	Template:Translit	kalk	lime (mineral)	Dutch
	Template:Translit	cal(cium) + सर पिस (sar)pis (Sanskrit for "good taste")	Calpis (a brand of soft drink that uses milk as a key ingredient)	English + Sanskrit
	Template:Translit	carta	karuta (Japanese playing cards)	Portuguese / Spanish
	Template:Translit	Karte	(a patient's) medical record	German
	Template:Translit	cashew nut	cashew	English
	Template:Translit	(pão de) Castela (bread from Castile)	castella, a kind of sponge cake at festivals and a street food in Japan	Portuguese
	Template:Translit	katharsis ()	catharsis, purification, purgation	Greek
	Template:Translit	key holder	key ring or key chain	English
	Template:Translit	keyboard	a keyboard	English
or	Template:Translit	Cristo	Christ	*Portuguese / Spanish
	Template:Translit	kiss mark	hickey	English
	Template:Translit	kitchen paper	paper towel	English
or	Template:Translit	koffie	coffee	Dutch
	Template:Translit	coin laundry	laundromat (US), launderette (UK)	English
	Template:Translit	coin locker	coin-operated locker	English
	Template:Translit	coin locker baby	Coin-operated-locker babies, babies abandoned in a coin locker	English
	Template:Translit	kok	a cook	Dutch
or CM	Template:Translit	commercial message	television advertisement	English
	Template:Translit	comic[al] + -ize	to make a comic strip (manga) version of an originally non-comic strip title, such as a novel, movie, or TV show.	English
	Template:Translit	conveni(ence store)	convenience store	English
	Template:Translit	комбинат (kombinat, meaning 'combine')	combine (enterprise)	Russian
	Template:Translit	concours	a contest, a competition	French
	Template:Translit	concent(ric plug)	electrical outlet	English
	Template:Translit	conte	a short comedy	French
	Template:Translit	copo	a glass or tumbler	Portuguese
	Template:Translit	Kollagen	collagen	German
	Template:Translit	croquette	croquette, a small fried roll	English
	Template:Translit	cos(tume) play	cosplay (dressing up in costumes, especially from manga, anime and video games)	English
or	Template:Translit	club	a club or society	English
	Template:Translit	Klaxon	horn (on an automobile)	English
	Template:Translit	Kranker	patient	German
	Template:Translit	claim	a complaint	English
	Template:Translit	crane + game	claw crane (an alternate term used in Japan is "UFO catcher", derived from the Sega game of the same name)	English
	Template:Translit	crystal	shiny or clear	English
	Template:Translit	cabaret club	hostess club	English
	Template:Translit	cabbage	cabbage	English
	Template:Translit	campaign	a sales campaign or sweepstakes	English
	Template:Translit	camping-car	a recreational vehicle. (A pseudo-anglicism used in France)	French-made English
	Template:Translit	catch ball	the game of catch or a fast-paced conversation, especially in English	English
	Template:Translit	catch phone	call waiting	English
	Template:Translit	catch copy	tagline	English
	Template:Translit	cap	cap	English
	Template:Translit	mug cup	mug	English
	Template:Translit	minus driver	(flathead) screwdriver	English
	Template:Translit	my	Someone's own. E.g., mai būmu: personal taste; mai kã: one's own car; mai waifu : one's wife; mai hōmū: one's own house; mai pēsu: doing things at one's own (leisurely) pace, taking one's time (often somewhat derogatory). Confusingly for English speakers, this can be used to refer to someone else's car, wife, home, etc.	English
	Template:Translit	Magic Ink	permanent marker (a genericized trademark of Uchida Yoko Co.)	English
	Template:Translit	magic tape	velcro	English
	Template:Translit	mamá	mom	Spanish
or	Template:Translit	मण्डल (Template:Transliteration)	mandala	Sanskrit via Chinese
	Template:Translit	mania	enthusiasm, enthusiast	English
	Template:Translit	manjakani (Aleppo oak)	a species of oak, bearing galls that used for traditional medicine in Asia	Malay / Indonesian
	Template:Translit	mansion	modern concrete apartment / condominium block	English
	Template:Translit	(man, full) + tan(k)	full tank (as in the fuel tank of an automobile)	Japanese + English
	Template:Translit	man(sion) + Tur(kish bath)	sexual services provided in a private apartment	English
	Template:Translit	marron	chestnut, eye colour	French
	Template:Translit	mass communication	mass media, the media, the press	English
	Template:Translit	mother com(plex)	Oedipus complex, a strong attachment to one's mother (often used derogatorily); "girly man"	English
	Template:Translit	masochiste	masochist	French
	Template:Translit	maker	manufacturer	English
	Template:Translit	mail	e-mail	English
	Template:Translit	mail magazine	e-mail newsletter, ezine	English
	Template:Translit	Märchen	fairy tale	German
	Template:Translit	metabo(lic)	Fat around the middle, big-bellied	English
	Template:Translit	mixture + rock	rock music with rap, hip-hop, and reggae influences; also, as a catch-all term to describe such genres as rap rock, nu metal	English
	Template:Translit	mini + album	extended play	English
or	Template:Translit	mirra (myrrh: an oil used in preservation)	a mummy	Portuguese / Spanish
	Template:Translit	milk	milk, non-dairy creamer	English
	Template:Translit	machine	sewing machine	English
	Template:Translit	mobile	mobile communications, mobile communications capability, or mobile communications devices, esp. PDAs and personal computers with wireless communications capabilities	English
	Template:Translit	mobile + mail	mobile phone-based mailing list subscription, usually used by entertainers to share their daily activities with fans	English
	Template:Translit	mo(dern) bo(y)	(1920s slang) young men adopting western styles and behaviours	English
	Template:Translit	mo(dern) gi(rl)	(1920s slang) young women adopting western styles and behaviours, flapper	English
	Template:Translit	morning call	wake-up call	English
or	Template:Translit or Template:Translit	morning coat	morning coat	English
or	Template:Translit	morning service	breakfast special, complimentary toast, hard-boiled egg et al. that is served at cafes when a cup of coffee is ordered (only seen in some parts of Japan)	English
	Template:Translit	moratorium + (ningen, person)	a person who, having completed education and other preparations, delays the transition from student to productive member of society, staying in an uncertain limbo of continued education, part-time work, and parental support (similar to freeter)	English + Japanese
	Template:Translit	motel	recently called as "love hotel". Does not have meaning of English "motel" used by tourists with their own vehicles.	English
	Template:Translit	moody	nice	English
	Template:Translit	moon + Salto	an artistic gymnastics maneuver. Also used to describe a professional wrestling maneuver.	English + German
	Template:Translit	night + -er	a night game	English
	Template:Translit	number display	caller ID	English
	Template:Translit	name	manga storyboard, rough draft (historically so that type setters could get a head start on the speech bubbles before the art was finished)	English
	Template:Translit	number plate	number plate (UK), license plate (US)	English
	Template:Translit	Natrium	sodium (Na)	Latin via German
or NEET	Template:Translit	Not in Employment, Education or Training	underemployed young adults, akin to freeter	English
	Template:Translit	no	no	English
	Template:Translit	Neurose	neurosis	German
	Template:Translit	no claim, no return	sold "as is"	English
	Template:Translit	норма (norma, meaning 'standard; norm')	quota, minimum requirement (tasks)	Russian
	Template:Translit	note	a notebook	English
	Template:Translit	note + perso(nal) + com(puter)	laptop	English
	Template:Translit	new-half	A transgender individual that has undergone a sex change operation.	English
	Template:Translit	over	overreaction to a situation or the end of a dating relationship	English
	Template:Translit	of	of	English
OB, OG	Template:Translit	old boy, old girl	alumnus, alumna, former student; furthermore used for former sport team members, employees, politicians etc., for former members of any kind of organisation likewise	English
	Template:Translit	order + made	bespoke (tailoring)	English
	Template:Translit	audience	group of people who participate in a show	English
	Template:Translit	hors-d'œuvre	hors-d'œuvre	French
	Template:Translit	O.L. (office lady)	female office worker, usually in a clerical or support job	English
	Template:Translit	off	a sale at a store; e.g., a "big summer off" (=big summer sale)	English
	Template:Translit	off + vocal	backing track, instrumental	English
	Template:Translit	oil + shock	oil crisis	English
	Template:Translit	orgy	an orgy	English
	Template:Translit	Onanie	masturbation (see Onan)	German
	Template:Translit	only one	(adjective) one-of-a-kind or unique; e.g., (-gijutsu, "unique technology") or (-shōhin, "one-of-a-kind products")	English
	Template:Translit	OP (abbr. from operation)	surgical operation, minor surgery	German
	Template:Translit	open car	convertible (automobile)	English
	Template:Translit	a(ll) righ(t)	all right, OK	English
	Template:Translit	orgel	a music box or any instrument that operates off of a music roll, such as a calliope	Dutch
	Template:Translit	auto-bi(cycle)	motorcycle, motorbike	English
	Template:Translit	pine(apple)	pineapple	English
	Template:Translit	perma(nent wave)	perm	English
	Template:Translit	pão, pan	bread	Portuguese / Spanish
	Template:Translit	panelist	panelist	English
	Template:Translit	punc(ture)	flat tire	English
	Template:Translit	pan(ty) + sto(cking)	pantyhose	English
	Template:Translit	perso(nal) com(puter)	PC	English
	Template:Translit	personal computer	personal computer	English
	Template:Translit	pants	underpants (US; simply called "pants" in the UK)	English (UK)
	Template:Translit	papà or papá	dad	Italian / Spanish
	Template:Translit	печка (pechka, meaning 'little oven')	Russian stove	Russian
	Template:Translit	pair look	matching outfits (usually between a couple)	English
	Template:Translit	"penguin"	Penguin	English
	Template:Translit	penis	the penis	English
	Template:Translit	pension	a resort hotel / chalet / cottage	French
	Template:Translit	paper company	dummy company, shell company	English
	Template:Translit	paper driver	a person who has a driver's license but does not usually drive (i.e., a driver only on paper)	English
,	Template:Translit	pepperoni	Pepperoni	English
	Template:Translit	paper test	written examination/test	English
	Template:Translit	pierrot	a clown	French
	Template:Translit	piment	sweet bell pepper	French
	Template:Translit	(Eis)pickel (meaning 'ice axe')	ice axe	German
,	Template:Translit	pizza	pizza	Italian
	Template:Translit	pink + salon	sex parlor	English
	Template:Translit	pinch	potentially disastrous situation (from "in a pinch")	English
	Template:Translit	pincet	tweezers	Dutch
	Template:Translit	poema (poem) + -er	a poet	English + Spanish
	Template:Translit	pocke(t) bell	beeper, pager	English
	Template:Translit	pocke(t) mon(ster)	Pokémon	English
	Template:Translit	pomp	pump	Dutch
	Template:Translit	pochette	a small bag	French
	Template:Translit	post	a mailbox (US), a postbox (UK)	English
	Template:Translit	potato + chips	potato chips	English
	Template:Translit	plus alpha () (a misreading of "+ X")	in addition, a little bit more, with something else	English + Greek
	Template:Translit	plus driver	Phillips screwdriver	English
,	Template:Translit	play	play	English
	Template:Translit	pray	pray	English
	Template:Translit	play + guide	(theater) ticket agency	English
	Template:Translit	Print Club (trademark)	Photo booth	English
	Template:Translit	professional	describes a business professional or professional sports	English
	Template:Translit	profil	a profile	French
	Template:Translit	pro(fessional) wrest(ling)	professional wrestling	English
	Template:Translit	push phone	push-button telephone. A genericized trademark first registered by the	English
	Template:Translit	love + doll	a sex doll made of silicone	English
	Template:Translit	love hotel	love hotel (hotel used as a private place for couples to have sex)	English
	Template:Translit	rival	A fellow competitor or an enemy	English
	Template:Translit	live-action	animated or comic form stories made into TV shows/movies involving real actors. It's the opposite of komikarizu	English
	Template:Translit	live house	club with live music, rock bar	English
	Template:Translit	lifeline	infrastructure	English
	Template:Translit	rakko	a sea otter	Ainu
	Template:Translit	lemona(de)	Ramune (a lemon-lime soft drink; hard, powdery candy like Rockets or Smarties)	English
	Template:Translit	ransel	a hard schoolbag, worn on the back, carried by young children to school	Dutch
	Template:Translit	lingerie + pub	a public house in which the waitresses work in their underwear	English
	Template:Translit	running home run	an inside-the-park home run (baseball)	English
	Template:Translit	running shirt	a sleeveless T-shirt	English
	Template:Translit	langsat	Lansium parasiticum	Malay / Indonesian
	Template:Translit	résumé	a resume, an outline	French
	Template:Translit	Röntgen	X-ray, X-ray medical imaging	German
	Template:Translit	race queen	umbrella girls	English
	Template:Translit	restaurant	restaurant	French
	Template:Translit	revenge	return match, rematch, chance for redemption after a failed attempt	English
	Template:Translit	reach	One step away from winning. Usually used in mahjong.	English
	Template:Translit	read-only member	an internet lurker, thought to be a pun on "read-only memory"	English
	Template:Translit	reform	remodel, renovation (as in a building)	English
	Template:Translit	remo(te) con(trol)	remote control	English
	Template:Translit	link free	free to link	English
	Template:Translit	renewal	remodeling	English
	Template:Translit	recycle shop	secondhand shop (selling used or unwanted furniture, household appliances, housewares, and clothes; slightly different from non-profit or charity thrift shops in that they are fundamentally for-profit shops and perceived as one way to help reduce trash)	English
	Template:Translit	reset marathon	uninstalling and reinstalling a game in order to re-roll certain starting items or statistics until a desirable result is achieved	English
	Template:Translit	restru(cturing)	(noun) restructuring, but with emphasis on lowering headcounts as in downsizing, termination as a redundancy; (verb) to downsize, lay off or terminate as a redundancy. When used in the passive (: -sareru), to get or have been made redundant, downsized (out of a job)	English
	Template:Translit	roadshow	premiere, especially of a film	English
,	Template:Translit	location hunting	location scout	English
	Template:Translit	roman	novel, something that rouses one's dreams / longings	French
	Template:Translit	romance grey	silver-gray hair	English
	Template:Translit	Romancecar	deluxe train (named after a series of limited express operated by the Odakyu Electric Railway)	English
	Template:Translit	Lon(don) + Paris	slang for strabismus (crosseyed, wandering eye), alluding to one eye looking toward London while the other looking toward Paris	English + French
	Template:Translit	ropeway	ropeway	English
	Template:Translit	Loli(ta) (title of a novel by Vladimir Nabokov) com(plex)	sexual attraction to fictional and real underage girls, or ephebophilia. (reborrowed into English to refer a genre of manga-style sexual artwork involving childlike female characters)	English
	Template:Translit	loss time	added time, additional time	English
	Template:Translit	roux	roux, most commonly used in describing the sauce of the popular dish, curry rice	French
	Template:Translit	repo(rtage)	reportage	French
	Template:Translit	Rucksack	backpack, rucksack	German
	Template:Translit	service	service, often used to describe something as being free of charge	English
	Template:Translit	sabo(tage) + -ru (Japanese verb ending)	to slack off, to shirk one's duties	French + Japanese
	Template:Translit	(Marquis de) Sade	sadist	French
	Template:Translit	side brake	hand brake, parking brake, emergency brake	English
	Template:Translit	cider	a kind of soda unrelated to actual cider	English
	Template:Translit	psycho	psychopath	English
	Template:Translit	sign	signature, autograph	English
	Template:Translit	sign pen	marker, Trade name of Pentel's	English
or	Template:Translit	sand(wich)	sandwich	English
	Template:Translit	sandbag	punching bag	English
	Template:Translit	salada or salad	salad	Portuguese or English
	Template:Translit	salaried man	salaryman: a salaried office/white collar worker	English
	Template:Translit	sex	sexual intercourse	English
	Template:Translit	se(x) + frie(nd)	casual sexual partner	English
	Template:Translit	sex(ual) hara(ssment)	sexual harassment	English
	Template:Translit	ceme(nt) dyne	glue, adhesive. A genericized trademark of Cemedine Co., Ltd.	English
	Template:Translit	sense	understanding of subtleties	English
	Template:Translit	celeb(rity)	a rich person, whether or not they are famous	English
or	Template:Translit	क्षण (Template:Transliteration)	moment	Sanskrit via Chinese
	Template:Translit	xabon ("soap" in Old Spanish) + (tama, "ball")	soap bubble	Spanish + Japanese
or	Template:Translit or Template:Translit	Shar(p) pencil	mechanical pencil (referring to Sharp, a manufacturer)	English
	Template:Translit	shutter + chance	the perfect opportunity to take a photograph	English
	Template:Translit	C.M. ("commercial message")	television commercial	English
	Template:Translit	seal	sticker, decal	English
	Template:Translit	silver seat	priority seating on public transportation. ("Silver" refers to the hair of elderly passengers.)	English
	Template:Translit	chou (à la) crème	a cream puff	French, English
	Template:Translit	spoor	trail from/for skis	Dutch
/	Template:Translit	Schlaf / Schlafsack	sleeping bag	German
ソファー	sofā	sofa	a sofa	English (from Arabic)
	Template:Translit	soft(ware)	video game console or computer software; also used to describe tasks or work (such as design) requiring imagination, foresight, and intuition	English
	Template:Translit or Template:Translit	soft (ice) cream	soft serve (ice cream)	English
	Template:Translit	solar system	a solar battery	English
or	Template:Translit	espada ("spade")	unattractive woman	*Portuguese / Spanish
	Template:Translit	suite room	a suite in a hotel	English
	Template:Translit	ska(te)bo(ard)	skateboard	English
	Template:Translit	skeleton	translucent	English
	Template:Translit	ski	(noun) skiing	English
	Template:Translit	skin + -ship	skinship (bonding through physical contact)	English
	Template:Translit	schop	trowel, spade, shovel	Dutch
	Template:Translit	smart	slim, stylish, well-dressed, cool, handsome	English
	Template:Translit	sma(rt) + (p)ho(ne)	smartphone	English
	Template:Translit	smooth (transaction)	When a plan or transaction happens without incident	English
	Template:Translit	super(market)	supermarket	English
,	Template:Translit	spats, spats tights	tights (US), leggings	English
	Template:Translit	Spain	Spain	English
	Template:Translit	spell	(noun) spelling	English
	Template:Translit	spin	a ribbon or tassel on a book	English
	Template:Translit	spuit	syringe, dropper	Dutch
	Template:Translit	three size	three primary female body measurements (bust, waist, hips)	English
	Template:Translit	star	star, Starr	English
	Template:Translit	style	body shape; style	English
	Template:Translit	step	step, steppe	English/German
or	Template:Translit or Template:Translit	strike or st(rike)	labor strike	English
	Template:Translit	straight tea	black tea without milk or lemon	English
	Template:Translit	stove	space heater	English
	Template:Translit	suits actor	suit actor, an actor who performs wearing a cartoon-character costume	English
, or	Template:Translit	tabaco	tobacco, cigarette	*Portuguese / Spanish
	Template:Translit	time over	when a time limit has been reached	English
	Template:Translit	timely (hit)	a clutch hit (in baseball), on time	English
	Template:Translit	towelket (towel + (blan)ket)	a type of blanket made of a material similar to a beach or bath towel	English
	Template:Translit	talent, talento	TV personality/celebrity	English / Spanish
	Template:Translit	Thema	theme	German
	Template:Translit	ten key	numeric keypad	English
or	Template:Translit	tempero and têmpora	tempura. Conflation of Portuguese tempero ("seasoning") and têmpora ("ember days", a Catholic holiday).	Portuguese
	Template:Translit	tension	a state of excitement	English
	Template:Translit	televi(sion)	television	English
	Template:Translit	televi(sion) game	video game	English
	Template:Translit	telephone	telephone, phone	English
	Template:Translit	tele(phone) ca(rd)	prepaid card for using public telephones	English
	Template:Translit	teenager	teenager, teen	English
	Template:Translit	точка (tochka, meaning 'point')	bunker	Russian
	Template:Translit	toilet	toilet, bathroom, washroom, restroom	English
	Template:Translit	tomato	tomato	Nahuatl via English
	Template:Translit	ton (, pork) + katsu (from the English cutlet)	pork cutlet	English
	Template:Translit	top + page	home page, start page	English
(noun), (verb)	Template:Translit	trouble	(noun) (legal) trouble, a dispute or altercation; (verb) to encounter or experience trouble, to break down or not function as expected (e.g., a device)	English
	Template:Translit	track maker	music producer	English
	Template:Translit	trump(s)	playing cards	English
	Template:Translit	trainer	sweatshirt	English (UK)
	Template:Translit	training pants	pants for toddlers or babies; diaper	English
	Template:Translit	Twitter	Twitter app	English
or	Template:Translit or Template:Translit	winker	turn signal, a.k.a. blinker or indicator on an automobile	English
	Template:Translit	wooper looper	Wasei-eigo for axolotl	English
	Template:Translit	virgin road	the aisle (in a Western-style or Christian wedding ceremony, as followed by the bridal procession)	English
	Template:Translit	wide show	talk show	English
or Y	Template:Translit	Y (< "white") shirt	dress shirt (of any color)	English
	Template:Translit	one pattern	of (artificial or boring) uniformity or conformity, lacking of (spontaneous) variation. Used to describe behavior and responses as well as objects. Being "in a rut"	English
	Template:Translit	one piece	(a single-piece) dress	English
	Template:Translit	wor(d) pro(cessor)	word processor	English
	Template:Translit	washlet (wash+(toi)let)	a toilet with a built-in bidet (a genericized trademark of Toto)	English
	Template:Translit	yacht	a sailboat or yacht	English
	Template:Translit	youn(g) ex(ecutive)	young executive	English
	Template:Translit	jood	iodine	Dutch
	Template:Translit	joodtinctuur	tincture of iodine	Dutch
	Template:Translit	unit bath	modular bath, prefabricated bath	English
U	Template:Translit	U-turn rush	the rush of traffic and people, and attendant traffic jams and crowding of transportation facilities, that occurs as everyone returns home after extended holidays, esp. New Year's, Golden Week, and the summer o-bon week.	English
	Template:Translit	Seil (meaning 'rope')	rope (used in a climbing context, in preference to the general term 'rōpu')	German
or	Template:Translit or Template:Translit	Seminar or Semi(nar)	seminar	German
or	Template:Translit	ध्यान (Template:Transliteration)	a meditation	Sanskrit via Chinese
	Template:Translit	zéro	zero	French / Italian / Latin
	Template:Translit	jupon (meaning "petticoat")	trousers (UK), pants (US)	French

See also

• List of Japanese Latin alphabetic abbreviations
• List of English words of Japanese origin
• Engrish
• Japanese abbreviated and contracted words
• Glossary of Japanese words of Portuguese origin
• Glossary of Japanese words of Dutch origin
• Template:Interlanguage link
• Template:Interlanguage link

References

Bibliography

• Takashi Ichikawa, et al. (1998). , Tokyo, Japan: Sanseido Co., Ltd. Template:ISBN.

External links

• English Loan Words in Japanese (Macmillan)