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Japanese Loanwords by Multi-Source

Explore Japanese loanwords by Multi-Source, including forms, tags, and available examples.

Multi-Source marks entries with more than one source-language trace in the data. This can happen because a word’s form, meaning, or usage history does not always follow a single simple path.

The label does not mean every source has equal weight. Use the entry source panel to see the recorded sources and the limits of the available claim.

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アイス

aisu

Food & Drink

Ice; by extension, ice cream or an ice pop, plus a few slang and archaic senses.

アジト

ajito

Places & Environment

A hidden place used as a base or refuge.

ウインナーソーセージ

uinnaa sooseeji

Food & Drink

A type of sausage associated with Vienna.

エクメーネ

ekumeene

Places & Environment

The inhabited world or the part of the earth occupied by people.

オブラート

oburaato

Objects & Tools

A paper-thin wafer used to wrap powdered medicine or candy.

カタル

kataru

Science & Medicine

Inflammation of a mucous membrane with excessive mucus.

カテーテル

kateeteru

Science & Medicine

A tube inserted into the body to drain or deliver fluids.

カフスボタン

kafusubotan

Objects & Tools

Buttons or fasteners used to secure shirt cuffs.

カルキ

karuki

Science & Medicine

A bleaching and disinfecting chemical, usually calcium hypochlorite.

ガス

gasu

Home & Lifestyle

A loanword for gas, fuel gas, and related household or colloquial senses.

クロム

kuromu

Science & Medicine

The chemical element chromium.

ゲルピン

gerupin

Business & Work

A money shortage; being broke.

珈琲

koohii

Food & Drink

Coffee, the beverage made from roasted coffee beans.

コカイン

kokain

Science & Medicine

Cocaine, the illicit stimulant drug.

コップ

koppu

Home & Lifestyle

A drinking glass; also the cups suit in playing cards.

コンビナートキャンペーン

konbinaato kyanpeen

Business & Work

An obsolete term for a coordinated advertising campaign for multiple products.

コンビナートシステム

konbinaato shisutemu

Business & Work

An industrial system or arrangement of production and management.

サブザック

sabuzakku

Objects & Tools

A small knapsack or daypack.

サブリュック

saburyukku

Objects & Tools

A small knapsack or rucksack.

サラダ

sarada

Food & Drink

A dish of raw or mixed ingredients, usually vegetables, served cold with dressing or sauce.

セレナーデ

serenaade

Arts & Entertainment

A serenade, especially in music.

テーマパーク

teema paaku

Places & Environment

A park or amusement complex built around a theme.

テーマプロモーション

teema puromooshon

Business & Work

A sales promotion built around a particular theme.

ドクター

dokutaa

People & Social Life

A person who is qualified to treat people who are ill.

ハウスマヌカン

hausu manukan

Business & Work

A saleswoman at a high-end boutique who models the clothes she sells.

パリコレクション

pari korekushon

Arts & Entertainment

Series of designer presentations held semi-annually in Paris.

ビバーク

bibaaku

Sports & Games

A temporary camp without tents or cover, used especially by mountaineers.

フランクフルトソーセージ

furankufuruto sooseeji

Food & Drink

A seasoned smoked sausage made of beef and pork.

ブリュッセル

buryusseru

Places & Environment

The capital city of Belgium and a major administrative center of the European Union.

マッチポンプ

macchi ponpu

Actions & Events

Creating a problem yourself and then gaining credit or profit by solving it.

ミクロ

mikuro

Science & Medicine

Short for 'micro', meaning extremely small or relating to microscopic scale.

モノグラフィー

monogurafii

Arts & Entertainment

A detailed written study focused on a single subject.

ユーカリ

yuukari

Science & Medicine

Abbreviated form of eucalyptus.

ランプ

ranpu

Home & Lifestyle

An artificial source of light.

リンパ

rinpa

Science & Medicine

A colorless fluid containing white blood cells that circulates in the body.

レーヨン

reeyon

Objects & Tools

A semi-synthetic fiber made from regenerated cellulose.

kan

Objects & Tools

A metal container for food or drinks.

莫大小

meriyasu

Objects & Tools

Fabric or clothing made by interlocking loops of yarn.

メリヤスシャツ

meriyasu shatsu

Home & Lifestyle

A shirt worn under other clothes, typically made of knitted fabric.

メルヘンチック

meruhenchikku

Qualities & Concepts

Having the charming or magical quality of a fairy tale.

アクアポリス

akuaporisu

Places & Environment

A city or large structure built on or over water.

ウレタンゴム

uretan gomu

Objects & Tools

A type of synthetic rubber made from polyurethane.

クロロプレンゴム

kuroropuren gomu

Objects & Tools

A synthetic rubber produced by polymerization of chloroprene.

ゴムテープ

gomu teepu

Objects & Tools

Adhesive tape made of rubber, often used for insulation.

シリコーンゴム

shirikoon gomu

Objects & Tools

A synthetic elastomer made of silicone and oxygen.

ロールパン

rooru pan

Food & Drink

A small, individual loaf of bread, often used for sandwiches or as a side.

アベックホームラン

abekku hoomuran

Sports & Games

Two consecutive home runs hit by players on the same team.

ゴムバンド

gomu bando

Objects & Tools

A loop of stretchy rubber used to hold objects together.

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