WOW24 Scrabble words whose most recent Wiktionary etymology is Japanese, according to kaikki.org data.
208 entries
| WORD | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| NO | [n. NOS or NOES] · a negative reply / [x] { ixnay nae nope § naes no noes nos noses § ixnay ixnayed ixnaying ixnays no noes nope nos § no nos § no § ixnay nah naw no } |
| KOI | [n. -S] · a large and colorful fish (=kois) |
| MON | [n. MEN] · man / [x] { man § mans men mon mons § man manned manning mans § man manned § man mon } |
| NOH | [n. NOH] · the classical drama of Japan |
| OBI | [n. -S] · obeah «a form of sorcery of African~ origin» / [x] { obe obeah obia § obeahs obes obi obias obis § obe obeah obeahs obi obia § obe } |
| RYU | [n. -S] · a school of Japanese~ martial arts |
| UDO | [n. UDOS] · a Japanese~ herb |
| YEN | [v. YENNED, YENNING, YENS] · to yearn |
| ZEN | [n.] a state of calm attentiveness |
| BOSS | [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to supervise / ----- [a. -ER, -EST] · first-rate~, excellent (=bosser bossest) |
| DOJO | [n. -JOS] · a school that teaches judo or karate |
| FUGU | [n. -S] · a toxin-containing~ fish |
| GETA | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ wooden clog |
| HABU | [n. -S] · a poisonous snake |
| INRO | [n. INRO] · a Japanese~ ornamental container |
| JUDO | [n. -DOS] · a form of jujitsu |
| JUKU | [n. -S] · an additional school in Japan for preparing students for college |
| KAKI | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ tree |
| KAMI | [n. KAMI] · a sacred power or force |
| KANA | [n. -S] · the Japanese~ syllabic script |
| KATA | [n. -S] · an exercise of set movements |
| KOAN | [n. -S] · a paradox meditated on by Buddhist~ monks |
| KOJI | [n. -S] · a fungus used to start fermentation |
| KOTO | [n. -TOS] · a musical instrument |
| MASA | [n. -S] · dough made of dried corn / [x] { marse masa massa massy master mastering mister § marses massas masters § marse massa massy master mastered mastering masters mister § marse massa massy master mastering masters mister } |
| MISO | [n. -SOS] · a type of food paste |
| MOXA | [n. -S] · a Chinese~ plant |
| MURA | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ village |
| NAPA | [n. -S] · a soft leather / [x] { napa nappa § napas nappas } |
| NORI | [n. -S] · dried seaweed pressed into sheets |
| SIKA | [n. -S] · a small deer native to Asia~ |
| SOBA | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ noodle made from buckwheat flour |
| SUMO | [n. -MOS] · a Japanese~ form of wrestling |
| TATE | [n. -S] · a tuft of hair |
| TOFU | [n. -S] · a soft Oriental cheese made from soybean milk |
| TORO | [n. -ROS] · a bull |
| TOSA | [n. -S] · a dog of a breed of mastiff |
| UDON | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ noodle made with wheat flour |
| YUZU | [n. -S] · a sour Japanese~ citrus fruit |
| ZORI | [n. ZORI° or ZORIS] · a type of sandal |
| ANIME | [n. -S] · a resin obtained from a tropical tree / [x] { animi § anime animes animis } |
| ARAME | [n. -S] · an edible seaweed |
| AZUKI | [n. -S] · adzuki «a type of bean» / [x] { adsuki adzuki azuki § adsukis adzukis azukis } |
| BENTO | [n. -TOS] · obento «a Japanese~ meal packed in a box» / [x] { obento § bento bentos obentos } |
| BOING | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to make the sound of reverberation or vibration (=boinged boinging) |
| BUTOH | [n. -S] · a style of modern Japanese~ dance |
| DASHI | [n. -S] · a fish broth |
| DESHI | [n. -S] · desi / [x] { desi § deshi deshis desis § desi } |
| EMOJI | † [n. -S] · digital icon representing concept, object, person, or place |
| FUTON | [n. -S] · a cotton filled mattress for use as a bed |
| GENRO | [n. -ROS] · a group of elder statesmen in Japan |
| GOBAN | [n. -S] · gobang «a Japanese~ game» / [x] { gobang § goban gobangs gobans } |
| GYOZA | [n. -S] · a stuffed and fried pocket of dough |
| HAIKU | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ poem (=haikus) / [x] { haiku haikus hokku } |
| HAPPI | [n. -S] · a loose Japanese~ coat |
| HOKKU | [n. HOKKU] · haiku / [x] { haiku haikus hokku } |
| ISSEI | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ immigrant to the United States |
| JOMON | [a.] · pertaining to a Japanese~ cultural period |
| KANJI | [n. -S] · a system of Japanese~ writing |
| KENDO | [n. -DOS] · a Japanese~ sport |
| KIBEI | [n. -S] · one born in America~ of immigrant Japanese~ parents and educated in Japan |
| KOMBU | [n. -S] · kelp used in Japanese~ cooking |
| KUDZU | [n. -S] · an Asian~ vine |
| MANGA | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ graphic novel |
| MIRIN | [n. -S] · a sweet Japanese~ cooking wine |
| MONDO | [n. -DOS] · a rapid question and answer technique employed in Zen Buddhism~ |
| NAPPA | [n. -S] · napa / [x] { napa nappa § napas nappas } |
| NATTO | [n. -S] a traditional Japanese~ food product made from fermented soybeans |
| NINJA | [n. -S] · a feudal Japanese~ warrior |
| NISEI | [n. -S] · one born in America~ of immigrant Japanese~ parents |
| OTAKU | [n.] · young people in Japan who are highly skilled in computer technology |
| PANKO | [n.] coarse, dry breadcrumbs~ used in Japanese~ cuisine |
| PONZU | [n. -S] · a tangy sauce used chiefly on seafood |
| RAMEN | [n. RAMEN] · japanese~ noodles in a broth with bits of meat and vegetables |
| REIKI | [n. -S] · a healing technique involving touching with the hands |
| RONIN | [n. -S] · a wandering samurai |
| ROSHI | [n. -S] · the spiritual leader of a group of Zen Buddhists~ |
| SEIZA | [n. -S] · a kneeling position in Japanese~ martial arts |
| SHOGI | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ game like chess |
| SHOJI | [n. -S] · a paper screen used as a partition or door in a Japanese~ house |
| SHOJO | [n. SHOJO] · manga intended primarily for girls |
| SHOYU | [n. -S] · soy sauce |
| SKOSH | [n. -ES] · a small amount |
| SUSHI | [n. -S] · a dish of cold rice cakes topped with strips of raw fish |
| TAIKO | [n. -KOS] · a barrel-shaped~ Japanese~ drum |
| TANTO | [n. -S] · a short Japanese~ sword (=tantos) |
| TENNO | [n. -NOS] · the emperor of Japan considered as a divinity |
| TORII | [n. TORII] · the gateway of a Japanese~ temple |
| TSUBA | [n. -S] · a part of a Japanese~ sword (=tsubas) |
| TSUBO | [n. -BOS] · a Japanese~ unit of area |
| UMAMI | [n. -S] · a taste characteristic of monosodium glutamate |
| WAGYU | † [n. -] · japanese~ cattle breed with highly marbled beef |
| ZAZEN | [n. -S] · meditation in Zen Buddhism~ |
| ZENDO | [n. -DOS] · a place where Zen Buddhists~ meditate and study |
| ADZUKI | [n. -S] · a type of bean / [x] { adsuki adzuki azuki § adsukis adzukis azukis } |
| AIKIDO | [n. -DOS] · a Japanese~ art of self-defense~ |
| BANZAI | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ battle cry |
| BOKKEN | [n. -S] · a wooden sword used for training |
| BONSAI | [n. BONSAI] · a potted shrub that has been dwarfed |
| DAIKON | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ radish |
| DAIMIO | [n. -MIOS] · a former Japanese~ nobleman / [x] { daimio daimios daimyo daimyos } |
| DAIMYO | [n. -MYOS] · daimio «a former Japanese~ nobleman» / [x] { daimio daimios daimyo daimyos } |
| FUSUMA | [n. FUSUMA°] · a sliding partition in a Japanese~ house |
| GAGAKU | [n. -S] · ancient court music of Japan |
| GAIJIN | [n. GAIJIN] · a foreigner in Japan |
| GEISHA | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ girl trained to entertain |
| HANIWA | [n.] · japanese~ clay sculptures |
| HONCHO | [v. -ED, -ING, -ES or -S] · to take charge of (=honchoes) |
| JUDOKA | [n. -S] · a judoist |
| KABUKI | [n. -S] · a form of Japanese~ theater |
| KANBAN | [n. -S] · a manufacturing strategy wherein parts are delivered only as needed |
| KARATE | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ art of self-defense~ |
| KATANA | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ single-edged~ sword |
| KIMONO | [n. -NOS] · a loose robe - KIMONOED [a.] |
| MATCHA | [n. -S] a type of powdered green tea |
| MEDAKA | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ fish |
| MIKADO | [n. -DOS] · an emperor of Japan |
| MIZUNA | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ mustard |
| OBENTO | [n. -TOS] · a Japanese~ meal packed in a box / [x] { obento § bento bentos obentos } |
| REISHI | [n. -S] · a mushroom having a shiny cap |
| ROBATA | [n. -S] · a grill used for Japanese~ cooking |
| RYOKAN | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ inn |
| SANSEI | [n. -S] · a grandchild of Japanese~ immigrants to the United States |
| SATORI | [n. -S] · the illumination of spirit sought by Zen Buddhists~ |
| SENSEI | [n. -S] · a teacher of Japanese~ martial arts |
| SHOCHU | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ liquor |
| SHOGUN | [n. -S] · a former military leader of Japan - SHOGUNAL [a.] |
| SHUMAI | [n.] · japanese~ dumplings |
| SURIMI | [n. -S] · an inexpensive fish product (=surimis) |
| TAMARI | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ soy sauce |
| TANUKI | [n. -S] · the fur of a raccoon dog |
| TATAMI | [n. -S] · straw matting used as a floor covering |
| TYCOON | [n. -S] · a wealthy and powerful business person |
| WAKAME | [n. -S] · a brown seaweed native to Asia~ |
| WASABI | [n. -S] · a pungent herb |
| YAKUZA | [n. YAKUZA] · an alliance of Japanese~ criminal organizations |
| YUKATA | [n. -S] · a light cotton kimono |
| ZAIKAI | [n. -S] · the business community of Japan |
| BUNRAKU | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ puppet show |
| BUSHIDO | [n. -DOS] · the code of the samurai |
| CHANOYU | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ tea ritual |
| COSPLAY | † [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to dress in costume as a fictional character |
| EDAMAME | [n. -S] · green soybeans in a pod |
| HIBACHI | [n. -S] · a cooking device |
| IKEBANA | [n. -S] · the Japanese~ art of flower arranging |
| JUJITSU | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ art of self-defense~ / [x] { jiujitsu jiujutsu jujitsu jujutsu § jiujitsus jiujutsus jujitsus jujutsus § jiujitsu jujitsu jujitsus jujutsu } |
| JUJUTSU | [n. -S] · jujitsu / [x] { jiujitsu jiujutsu jujitsu jujutsu § jiujitsus jiujutsus jujitsus jujutsus § jiujitsu jujitsu jujitsus jujutsu } |
| KABOCHA | [n. -S] · a type of Japanese~ pumpkin or squash |
| KARAOKE | [n. -S] · a musical device to which a user sings along |
| KATSURA | [n. -S] · a deciduous tree of Japan and China |
| KOBOCHA | † [n. -S] · alternative form of kabocha (“Japanese~ winter squash”) |
| MAITAKE | [n. -S] grifola~ frondosa~. |
| MAMASAN | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ woman in a position of authority |
| NETSUKE | [n. -S] · a button-like~ fixture on Japanese~ clothing |
| OMAKASE | [n. -S] · chef's choice |
| ORIGAMI | [n. -S] · the Japanese~ art of paper folding |
| RIKISHI | [n. RIKISHI] · a sumo wrestler |
| SAMISEN | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ stringed instrument / [x] { samisen samisens shamisen shamisens } |
| SAMURAI | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ warrior |
| SANTOKU | [n. -S] a Japanese~ knife for general culinary usage |
| SASHIMI | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ dish of sliced raw fish |
| SATSUMA | [n. -S] · a variety of orange |
| SEPPUKU | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ form of suicide |
| SHIATSU | [n. -S] · a massage using finger pressure / [x] { shiatsu shiatzu § shiatsus shiatzus } |
| SHITAKE | [n. -S] · shiitake / [x] { shiitake shiitakes shitake shitakes } |
| TEMPURA | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ dish |
| TSUNAMI | [n. -S] · a very large ocean wave - TSUNAMIC [a.] |
| ATHLETIC | < ATHLETE, [n. -S] · one skilled in feats of physical strength and agility - ATHLETIC° [a.] |
| HIRAGANA | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ cursive script |
| HOMESTAY | [n. -STAYS] · a period during which a visitor in a foreign country lives with a local family |
| JIUJITSU | [n. -S] · jujitsu / [x] { jiujitsu jiujutsu jujitsu jujutsu § jiujitsus jiujutsus jujitsus jujutsus § jiujitsu jujitsu jujitsus jujutsu } |
| JIUJUTSU | [n. -S] · jujitsu / [x] { jiujitsu jiujutsu jujitsu jujutsu § jiujitsus jiujutsus jujitsus jujutsus § jiujitsu jujitsu jujitsus jujutsu } |
| KAKEMONO | [n. -NOS] · a Japanese~ scroll |
| KAKIEMON | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ porcelain |
| KAMIKAZE | [n. -S] · a plane to be flown in a suicide crash on a target |
| KATAKANA | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ syllabic symbol |
| KEIRETSU | [n. -S] · a coalition of business groups in Japan |
| KIRIGAMI | [n. -S] · the Japanese~ art of folding paper |
| KOMBUCHA | [n. -S] a fermented, effervescent, and sweetened black tea of Mongolian origin |
| MAKIMONO | [n. -NOS] · a Japanese~ ornamental scroll |
| NIHONIUM | [n. -S] the synthetic transactinide chemical element with atomic number 113 |
| NINJUTSU | [n. -S] · the traditional Japanese~ method of spying |
| PACHINKO | [n. -KOS] · a Japanese~ pinball game |
| RICKSHAW | [n. -S] · a small, two-wheeled~ passenger vehicle / [x] { jinricksha ricksha rickshaw rikshaw § jinrickshas jinrikisha jinrikishas jinriksha jinrikshas rickshas rickshaws rikisha rikishas rikshaws § ricksha rickshaw rickshaws rikisha rikshaw } |
| SASANQUA | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ camellia |
| SAYONARA | [n. -S] · goodby «goodbye» |
| SHAMISEN | [n. -S] · samisen «a Japanese~ stringed instrument» / [x] { samisen samisens shamisen shamisens } |
| SHIITAKE | [n. -S] · a dark Oriental mushroom / [x] { shiitake shiitakes shitake shitakes } |
| SUKIYAKI | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ dish |
| TERIYAKI | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ food |
| TOKONOMA | [n. -S] · a small alcove in a Japanese~ house |
| YAKITORI | [n. -S] · marinated chicken pieces on skewers |
| YOKOZUNA | [n. -S] · a champion sumo wrestler |
| ZAIBATSU | [n. ZAIBATSU] · a powerful family combine in Japan |
| CAMCORDER | [n. -S] · a video camera and recorder combined in a portable unit |
| COSPLAYER | [n. -S] one who takes part in cosplay |
| ENOKIDAKE | [n. -S] alternative form of enokitake «a mushroom of the genus Flammulina used in Asian cuisine» / [x] { enoki § enokidake enokidakes enokis enokitake enokitakes } |
| ENOKITAKE | [n. -S] · a mushroom of the genus Flammulina~ used in Asian~ cuisine / [x] { enoki § enokidake enokidakes enokis enokitake enokitakes } |
| HIBAKUSHA | [n. HIBAKUSHA] · a survivor of either of the atomic-bomb~ attacks on Hiroshima~ and Nagasaki~ in 1945 |
| JINRIKSHA | [n. -S] · derivative of jinrikisha «other names for rickshaw» / [x] { jinricksha ricksha rickshaw rikshaw § jinrickshas jinrikisha jinrikishas jinriksha jinrikshas rickshas rickshaws rikisha rikishas rikshaws § ricksha rickshaw rickshaws rikisha rikshaw } |
| MATSUTAKE | [n. -S] · a large edible mushroom, Tricholoma~ matsutake, native to Japan and Korea~ |
| JINRICKSHA | [n. -S] · derivative of jinrikisha «other names for rickshaw» / [x] { jinricksha ricksha rickshaw rikshaw § jinrickshas jinrikisha jinrikishas jinriksha jinrikshas rickshas rickshaws rikisha rikishas rikshaws § ricksha rickshaw rickshaws rikisha rikshaw } |
| JINRIKISHA | [n. -S] · © a small, two-wheeled~, hooded vehicle drawn by one more men / [x] { jinricksha ricksha rickshaw rikshaw § jinrickshas jinrikisha jinrikishas jinriksha jinrikshas rickshas rickshaws rikisha rikishas rikshaws § ricksha rickshaw rickshaws rikisha rikshaw } |
| KICKBOXING | [n. -S] a martial art and combat sport combining boxing punches with kicking techniques / [v. -ED, -ING, -S] to engage in kickboxing |
| SHAKUHACHI | † [n. -S] · a Japanese~ end-blown~ bamboo flute |
| SHINKANSEN | [n. -S] a Japanese~ high-speed~ railway line |
| TEPPANYAKI | [n. -S] · derivative of teppan-yaki~ «a Japanese dish of meat and vegetables stir-fried on, and eaten from, a hot steel plate that forms…» |
| TSUTSUGAMUSHI | [n. -S] · any of various rickettsial disease, including scrub typhus |