Japanese Loanwords by Clipping

Abbreviation of 'agitation', usually in a political or social context.

A clipped form meaning an assessment or appraisal.

A device or connector used to make one item fit or work with another.

A shortened form of 'advertisement'.

Short form of announcer.

Japanese animation; an animated film or series.

A dated clipped term for American football.

A clipped colloquial shorthand used in several inter- compounds and as a prefix-like form.

A Japanese interscholastic athletics competition.

A strip of type-metal used as spacing in printing.

A short introduction or opening segment.

A baseball pitch aimed high and inside.

Short form of infrastructure.

A period of seven days.

A clipped form with mixed senses, including wind, wind instrument, and window.

Economy, economics, finance, or economy class.

A person who provides beauty or skincare treatments.

Clipped form of energy.

An electric guitar, or more rarely, electricity.

A person with intense interest or obsessive dedication to a hobby or subculture.

A person who watches, notes, or attends without directly taking part.

Short form of operation, especially in work or medical contexts.

Means only or just; also a historical term for a woman attached to occupation forces.

A car.

A cutlet, usually breaded and fried; also the clipped form katsu.

A gaucho; also, gaucho pants.

A set of items packaged together for a specific purpose.

A person who camps or travels by camper.

A graduated or tapered haircut; by extension, gradation.

A clipped colloquial form meaning grotesque.

A money shortage; being broke.

A cooperative organization or store, often shortened in Japanese.

A short form for an apartment building or condominium.

The cosmos; the universe as a whole.

A useful connection or influence, especially for getting something done.

A shortened or specialized form meaning contra or counter-.

A pair or duo; a combination of two people or things.

A convenience store, usually shortened in casual speech.

A device that compresses gas or air.

An abbreviated colloquial form meaning a competition or contest.

A baseball ball hit on the ground.

A short form meaning substitute, reserve, or backup; also used as a prefix.

A casual way to say thank you.

An abbreviated form of soundtrack.

A person who supports or is sympathetic to a cause or group.

A place for exercise and sports training.

A sportsperson in training whose support comes from the state.

A stroboscope or flash unit; also used for a camera flash.