Japanese Loanwords about Places and Environment

A roofed passage or shopping street arcade.

Earth Day, observed on April 22.

Urban; related to cities or city life.

The exterior of a building.

A tree or shrub in the acacia genus.

The continent and broad region of Asia.

A hidden place used as a base or refuge.

A broad, gently sloping volcano.

A term for very fine, loose snow that flows easily.

A black road surfacing material used for roads and pavements.

A broad street, often lined with trees or buildings.

The area around something; the surrounding vicinity.

An idealized pastoral place or state.

Relating to high mountains or alpine regions.

The major mountain range in Europe; also a generic term for a high mountain range.

An armadillo.

The English-speaking region of the Americas, especially the United States and Canada.

Relating to the Germanic peoples of early medieval England, or to their language and culture.

The United Kingdom; also used colloquially for Britain or England.

Istanbul, the major city in Turkey.

The country in the Middle East.

Italy.

A country in West Asia.

The U.S. state of Illinois.

The country in the southern part of Great Britain.

Indiana, a U.S. state.

The historical region of mainland Southeast Asia.

The Southeast Asian country of Indonesia.

The coldest season of the year.

The country in western Britain.

Ukraine.

The country in southeastern South America.

Air; the atmosphere around us.

The country in northwestern South America.

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

The country in North Africa and the Middle East.

The country of Estonia.

The capital city of Scotland, in the UK.

The biblical paradise or a place likened to it.

A region, zone, or section of space.

The country in Central America.

A periodic warming of Pacific Ocean waters.

An oak tree or its wood.

The lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra plays.

The vast body of salt water covering most of Earth.

A place where fruit trees are grown.

A fertile spot in a desert with water and vegetation.

The U.S. state of Oklahoma.