Japanese Loanwords by Abbreviation

Arm; also used for the acronym ARMM in one sense.

Powder or cream makeup applied to the eyelids.

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

A pocket set on the outside of a garment.

The pedal that controls a vehicle's speed.

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

An abbreviated term for a propaganda leaflet or handbill.

The standard character encoding used for basic English text in computers.

A clipped form meaning an assessment or appraisal.

An assessment or evaluation.

A standardized achievement test.

The symbol @ used in email addresses and other notation.

A loanword with several unrelated senses, including 'upper', 'uppercut', and a stimulant.

A general-purpose loanword for going up, increasing, or related results such as upload, close-up, or wrap.

A metric prefix meaning one quadrillionth, 10^-18.

Relating to atopy or atopic dermatitis.

A shortened form of 'advertisement'.

Short form of announcer.

Japanese animation; an animated film or series.

An apartment building or apartment unit.

An event modeled on the Olympics for people with disabilities.

A noun for the afternoon, and also a formal dress worn in the afternoon.

An application program, especially for phones or computers.

An approach, especially in sports or a shot toward a target.

Short form of 'amateur'.

Japan's automated system for collecting meteorological observation data.

Abbreviation for American football.

An American; also weak drip coffee in the American style.

Alcohol; also an alcoholic drink or alcohol-based sanitizer.

Aluminum; the common Japanese abbreviation for the metal.

Thin foil made of aluminum, used for wrapping and cooking.

A Hawaiian greeting; also an aloha shirt.

A loanword for an anchor, a key relay runner, a TV news presenter, or related technical uses.

An abbreviation-like loanword for underground, alternative, unofficial, or shady things.

Used in photography for underexposure and in sports for under par.

A main dish or first course, and by extension the abbreviation for entrepreneurship.

An ampere, or an amplifier, depending on context.

The color yellow, with sports and sensitive ethnic uses.

A drawing or picture, especially one made to explain or decorate something.

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

An intellectual or educated person; also the intelligentsia.

The inside of a building, room, or vehicle; interior design.

A short introduction or opening segment.

Short form of infrastructure.

A rise in general prices and a fall in money’s purchasing power.

Input, especially data or information entered into a system.

A thing brought in from outside, or the action of importing data into a system.

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