寝取る

ja-verb

寝(ね)取(と)る • (netoru) transitive godan (stem 寝(ね)取(と)り (netori), past 寝(ね)取(と)った (netotta))

寝取る (canonical)
netoru (romanization)
寝取り (stem)
寝取った (past)
寝取ら
ねとら
netora
寝取り
ねとり
netori
寝取る
ねとる
netoru
寝取れ
ねとれ
netore
寝取られる (passive)
ねとられる (passive)
netorareru (passive)
寝取らせる (causative)
寝取らす (causative)
ねとらせる (causative)
ねとらす (causative)
netoraseru (causative)
netorasu (causative)
寝取れる (potential)
ねとれる (potential)
netoreru (potential)
寝取ろう (volitional)
ねとろう (volitional)
netorō (volitional)
寝取らない (negative)
ねとらない (negative)
netoranai (negative)
寝取らず (continuative negative)
ねとらず (continuative negative)
netorazu (continuative negative)
寝取ります (formal)
ねとります (formal)
netorimasu (formal)
寝取った (perfective)
ねとった (perfective)
netotta (perfective)
寝取って (conjunctive)
ねとって (conjunctive)
netotte (conjunctive)
寝取れば (conditional hypothetical)
ねとれば (conditional hypothetical)
netoreba (conditional hypothetical)
寝取ら (irrealis stem)
ねとら (irrealis stem)
netora (irrealis)
寝取り (continuative stem)
ねとり (continuative stem)
netori (continuative)
寝取る (stem terminative)
ねとる (stem terminative)
netoru (terminative)
寝取る (attributive stem)
ねとる (attributive stem)
netoru (attributive)
寝取れ (realis stem)
ねとれ (realis stem)
netore (realis)
寝取れ (imperative stem)
ねとれ (imperative stem)
netore (imperative)
寝取らず (negative)
ねとらず (negative)
netorazu (negative)
寝取れど (contrastive)
ねとれど (contrastive)
netoredo (contrastive)
寝取れば (causative)
ねとれば (causative)
netoreba (causative)
寝取らば (conditional)
ねとらば (conditional)
netoraba (conditional)
寝取りき (past)
ねとりき (past)
netoriki (past)
寝取りけり (past)
ねとりけり (past)
netorikeri (past)
寝取りつ (perfect)
ねとりつ (perfect)
netoritu (perfect)
寝取りぬ (perfect)
ねとりぬ (perfect)
netorinu (perfect)
寝取れり (continuative perfect)
寝取りたり (continuative perfect)
ねとれり (continuative perfect)
ねとりたり (continuative perfect)
netoreri (continuative perfect)
netoritari (continuative perfect)
寝取らむ (volitional)
ねとらむ (volitional)
netoramu (volitional)

From 寝 (ne, “sleep”) + 取る (toru, “to steal”).

妻を寝取られた男

a man whose wife has been stolen from him

to have sex with (someone else's spouse or lover); to be in cahoots with (an adulterous, cuckolding or cheating person)


きおん

基音: (music) fundamental pitch, ground note


成仏

成仏する (canonical)
jōbutsu suru (romanization)
成仏し (stem)
成仏した (past)

to get enlightenment and become a Buddha; to attain nirvana


建屋

building or structure for housing heavy machinery.


次元

次元 (canonical)
jigen (romanization)
zigen (romanization)
じげん (hiragana historical)

→ Chinese: 次元 (cìyuán)

→ Korean: 차원 (chawon)

→ Vietnamese: thứ nguyên

Appeared in 数学ニ用ヰル辞ノ英和対訳字書 (Sūgaku ni Mochiiru Ji no Ei-Wa Taiyaku Jisho, “Vocabulary of mathematical terms in English and Japanese”) of 1889 as a translation of English dimension.

lang

数学ニ用ヰル辞ノ英和対訳字書

数学ニ用ヰル辞ノ英和対訳字書


春秋

[ɕɨ̃ɲ̟d͡ʑɨː]

From Middle Chinese compound 春秋 (MC tsyhwin tshjuw, literally “spring and autumn”). The kan'on, so probably a shift in reading after initial borrowing.


陰陽道

ja-noun

陰(おん)陽(みょう)道(どう) or 陰(おん)陽(にょう)道(どう) or 陰(おん)陽(よう)道(どう) or 陰(いん)陽(よう)道(どう) • (onmyōdō or onnyōdō or on'yōdō or in'yōdō) ^(←おんみやうだう (onmyaudau) or おんにやうだう (onnyaudau) or おんやうだう (on'yaudau) or いんやうだう (in'yaudau)?)

陰陽道 (canonical)
陰陽道 (canonical)
陰陽道 (canonical)
陰陽道 (canonical)
onmyōdō (romanization)
onnyōdō (romanization)
on'yōdō (romanization)
in'yōdō (romanization)
onmyaudau (romanization)
onnyaudau (romanization)
on'yaudau (romanization)
in'yaudau (romanization)
おんみやうだう (hiragana historical)
おんにやうだう (hiragana historical)
おんやうだう (hiragana historical)
いんやうだう (hiragana historical)

[õ̞mʲːo̞ːdo̞ː]

[õ̞ɰ̃jo̞ːdo̞ː]

[ĩɰ̃jo̞ːdo̞ː]

From 陰陽 (onmyō, onnyō, on'yō, in'yō, “yin-yang”) + 道 (“way”).
/omujaudau/ → /oNmjaudau/ → /oNmjɔːdɔː/ → /oNmjoːdoː/ [ommjoːdoː]
The yō reading for 陽 changes to nyō as an instance of renjō (連声). The yō reading for 陽 changes to myō as an instance of renjō (連声).

ja-renjō

a traditional body of Japanese esoteric cosmology; a mixture of natural sciences and occultism, based on the Chinese philosophies of Wu Xing and Yin and Yang.

Bansenshukai
Onmyōdō
Wu Xing
Yin and yang
esoteric cosmology
ja:陰陽道


魔法の杖

魔法の杖 (canonical)
mahō no tsue (romanization)


いちょう

ja-noun

いちょう • (ichō)


呪法

呪法 (canonical)
juhō (romanization)
zyufofu (romanization)
じゅほふ (hiragana historical)

(Buddhism) ritual where incantations are chanted


鬼法

(Buddhism) the practices of demons or evil spirits


テラ

(Roman mythology) Terra, the Roman counterpart of Gaia/Gaea, Greek goddess of the earth.


呼び出し

呼び出し (canonical)
yobidashi (romanization)

Compound of 呼び (yobi, “calling”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 呼ぶ (yobu, “to call”)) + 出し (dashi, “out”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 出す (dasu, “to let or bring out”)). Literally, “calling [something] out”.

compound

(fantasy) an invocation or summons, as of a magic spell or of a spirit


天狐

(mythology, Shinto): A heavenly/celestial fox; a nine-tail fox said to be the most powerful form of the kitsune: Once they turn 1,000-years-old, they gain all nine of their tails, turn a golden color, and ascend to the heavens, where they become celestial foxes.


式神

ja-noun

式(しき)神(がみ) or 式(しき)神(じん) • (shikigami or shikijin)

式神 (canonical)
式神 (canonical)
shikigami (romanization)
shikijin (romanization)

Compound of 式 (shiki, “ceremony”) + 神 (kami, “god, spirit”). The kami changes to gami due to rendaku (連濁).
Alternately, compound of 式 (shiki, “ceremony”) + 神 (jin, “god, spirit”).

compound

A kind of familiar spirit, summoned-up in service as a servant to the will of a practitioner of the onmyōdō (陰陽道) religion, very much like a western familiar.


ツイッター

(Internet) Twitter (a social-networking website)


魔法少女

ja-noun

魔(ま)法(ほう)少(しょう)女(じょ) • (mahō shōjo) ^(←まはふせうぢよ (mafafuseudyo)?)

魔法少女 (canonical)
mahō shōjo (romanization)
mafafuseudyo (romanization)
まはふせうぢよ (hiragana historical)

→ Chinese:

zh-l

馬猴燒酒／马猴烧酒 (mǎhóu shāojiǔ)

Mandarin: 馬猴燒酒／马猴烧酒 (mǎhóu shāojiǔ)

魔法少女 (mófǎ shàonǚ)

Mandarin: 魔法少女 (mófǎ shàonǚ)

→ Korean: 마법소녀(魔法少女) (mabeopsonyeo)

→ English: magical girl (calque)

From 魔法(まほう) (mahō) + 少女(しょうじょ) (shōjo).

(manga, anime) magical girl (a girl or young woman with magical abilities and engaged in magical adventures)


薬師

Translation of Sanskrit भैषज्यगुरु (Bhaiṣajyaguru, literally “medicine master”).

der

Short for 薬師如来 (Yakushi Nyorai): Bhaiṣajyaguru-tathāgata


支柱

(construction, architecture) brace, prop, strut, supporting pillar, supporting column, post


障子

衝立障子

衝立障子 ついたてしょうじ


変身

Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Shapeshifting
ja:変身

Probably from Middle Chinese as compound 變身 (MC pjenH syin, “change” + “body; self”). Compare modern Mandarin 變身／变身 (biànshēn).
First attested in Japanese in 1060.

ltc-l

shapeshifting, a transformation of one's body, particularly of a human into some other creature or form


変身

A shout called out when metamorphising into one's powerful alter-ego. Found in tokusatsu, mecha and magical girl fiction.


変身

変身する (canonical)
henshin suru (romanization)
変身し (stem)
変身した (past)
変身し
へんしんし
henshin shi
変身する
へんしんする
henshin suru
変身すれ
へんしんすれ
henshin sure
変身せよ (imperative literary)
変身しろ (colloquial imperative)
へんしんせよ (imperative literary)
へんしんしろ (colloquial imperative)
henshin seyo (imperative literary)
henshin shiro (colloquial imperative)
変身される (passive)
へんしんされる (passive)
henshin sareru (passive)
変身させる (causative)
変身さす (causative)
へんしんさせる (causative)
へんしんさす (causative)
henshin saseru (causative)
henshin sasu (causative)
変身できる (potential)
へんしんできる (potential)
henshin dekiru (potential)
変身しよう (volitional)
へんしんしよう (volitional)
henshin shiyō (volitional)
変身しない (negative)
へんしんしない (negative)
henshin shinai (negative)
変身せず (continuative negative)
へんしんせず (continuative negative)
henshin sezu (continuative negative)
変身します (formal)
へんしんします (formal)
henshin shimasu (formal)
変身した (perfective)
へんしんした (perfective)
henshin shita (perfective)
変身して (conjunctive)
へんしんして (conjunctive)
henshin shite (conjunctive)
変身すれば (conditional hypothetical)
へんしんすれば (conditional hypothetical)
henshin sureba (conditional hypothetical)

to shapeshift, to transform physically into some other creature or form


長調

ja-noun

長(ちょう)調(ちょう) • (chōchō)

[t͡ɕo̞ːt͡ɕo̞ː]


メリークリ

メリークリスマス メリークリスマス#Japanese


メリクリ

メリークリスマス メリークリスマス#Japanese


止める

ja-verb

止(と)める • (tomeru) transitive ichidan (stem 止(と)め (tome), past 止(と)めた (tometa))

止める (canonical)
tomeru (romanization)
止め (stem)
止めた (past)
止め
とめ
tome
止める
とめる
tomeru
止めれ
とめれ
tomere
止めよ (imperative literary)
止めろ (colloquial imperative)
とめよ (imperative literary)
とめろ (colloquial imperative)
tomeyo (imperative literary)
tomero (colloquial imperative)
止められる (passive)
とめられる (passive)
tomerareru (passive)
止めさせる (causative)
止めさす (causative)
とめさせる (causative)
とめさす (causative)
tomesaseru (causative)
tomesasu (causative)
止められる (potential)
止めれる (colloquial potential)
とめられる (potential)
とめれる (colloquial potential)
tomerareru (potential)
tomereru (colloquial potential)
止めよう (volitional)
とめよう (volitional)
tomeyō (volitional)
止めない (negative)
止めぬ (negative)
止めん (negative)
とめない (negative)
とめぬ (negative)
とめん (negative)
tomenai (negative)
tomenu (negative)
tomen (negative)
止めず (continuative negative)
とめず (continuative negative)
tomezu (continuative negative)
止めます (formal)
とめます (formal)
tomemasu (formal)
止めた (perfective)
とめた (perfective)
tometa (perfective)
止めて (conjunctive)
とめて (conjunctive)
tomete (conjunctive)
止めれば (conditional hypothetical)
とめれば (conditional hypothetical)
tomereba (conditional hypothetical)

Coordinate term: 払う

(calligraphy) to write as a thrown stroke to the bottom right (㇔)


特ダネ

特種: (journalism) exclusive, scoop, exclusive news story


とくだね

特ダネ, 特種: (journalism) exclusive news story, scoop


しょうぎ

ja-noun

しょうぎ • (shōgi)

勝義 the true meaning of a word; (Buddhism) the absolutely true reason for something

証義: (Buddhism) a critic or commentator on the translation of the sutras; a critic or commentator on Buddhist essays


太陰

From Middle Chinese 太陰 (tʰɑiᴴ ʔˠiɪm). The goon reading, so likely the initial borrowing.

Clipping of 太陰神 (Taionjin): goddess of the moon and one of the eight central gods in the Onmyōdō religion


太陰

Sound shift from Taion above, replacing the standard goon and kan'on reading of tai for 太 with the kan'yōon of dai. Probably influenced by the dai reading of the character 大, which is also sometimes used to spell this name, as seen in the illustration at right.

Clipping of 太陰神 (Daionjin): goddess of the moon and one of the eight central gods in the Onmyōdō religion


やもめ

Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Nihon Shoki
The Tales of Ise

From Old Japanese. Originally a compound of an uncertain element やも (yamo) + 女(め) (me, “woman”). The same element is also found in やもお (yamoo, “widower”, archaic), a compound with 男(お) (o, “man”).
The original sense of “widow” is first attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE, while the sense of “widower” arose later, in the 10th century, and is first recorded in the The Tales of Ise. See also やまめ (yamame), an archaic shift from yamome.


河童

/kapawarapa/ → /kawawappa/ → /kawappa/ → /kappa/
Originally a compound of 川 (kapa → kawa, “river”) + 童 (warapa → wappa, “child”).

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1999 September 23, “ひょうすべ [Hyōsube]”, in Vol.5, Konami:

A kappa boss with low defense strength, but surprisingly high attack strength.

カッパの親分。攻撃力は意外と高い。守備力は低め。

Kappa no oyabun. Kōgekiryoku wa igai to takai. Shubiryoku wa hikume.

2000 July 13, “サイコ・カッパー [Psycho Kappar]”, in Pharaoh’s Servant －ファラオのしもべ－, Konami:

This kappa evades attack damage with his ESP.

いろいろな超能力を使い、攻撃のダメージを防ぐカッパ。

Iroiro na chōnōryoku o tsukai, kōgeki no damēji o fusegu kappa.

(Japanese mythology, folklore) a river-dwelling imp or monster from Japanese folklore

Short for 河童巻き (kappa maki, “rolled sushi with cucumber inside”).


億劫

ja-noun

億劫(おっくう) or 億(おっ)劫(こう) or 億劫(おくこう) • (okkū or okkō or okukō)

億劫 (canonical)
億劫 (canonical)
億劫 (canonical)
okkū (romanization)
okkō (romanization)
okukō (romanization)

Originally from Buddhism, literally "a trillion kalpa" or a very long time. The おっくう reading shifts from おっこう


ぶってん

仏典: (Buddhism) Buddhist scriptures, sutras


ネズミーランド

Blend of ネズミ (nezumi, “mouse; rat”) + ディズニーランド (Dizunīrando, “Disneyland”)

blend

ディズニーランド ディズニーランド#Japanese

(slang) Synonym of ディズニーランド (Dizunīrando, “Disneyland”)


習合

ja-noun

習(しゅう)合(ごう) • (shūgō)


ニコニコ

(Internet) Nico Nico Douga (a video-sharing website)


遠近法

遠(えん)近(きん)法(ほう) • (enkinhō) ^(←ゑんきんはふ (wenkinfafu)?)

遠近法 (canonical)
enkinhō (romanization)
wenkinfafu (romanization)
ゑんきんはふ (hiragana historical)

[ẽ̞ŋʲkʲĩɰ̃ho̞ː]

From 遠近 (enkin, “far and near”) + 法 (-hō, “method”).

suf

なにゆえ、わが瞑想の部屋へ無断で立ち入る、マグよ
パースの奥義のさらなる理解を求めてのこと
先の説明のいかなる点が理解に及ばぬ？
いやまあ、前に教えてもらった知識もオレの頭からあふれちゃってるんだけどさ、まだ面倒で説明してないところもあっただろ？ ほら、斜面がどうなるのとか、影の付け方とか、あと曲面線遠近法の奥義とかもさ…

2012 December 20, “第１章 追加消失点 [Chapter 1: Extra Vanishing Points]”, in Yū Ōkubo, transl., パース！２ マンガでわかるもっとディープな遠近法 [Perspective! 2: Dive Deeper into the Perspective Method through Comics] (fiction; paperback), Tokyo: Maar-sha, translation of Extreme Perspective! For Artists by David Chelsea, →ISBN, pages 10–11:

Why do you intrude on my chamber of meditation, Mugg?
I seek a fuller understanding of the principles of perspective
What part of my prior explanation did you not understand?
Truth be told, my head overfloweth with knowledge with which you edified me during our last encounter, and yet there remain aspects you did not trouble to explain. For instance, how inclines behave, how to depict shadows, as well as the principles of curvilinear perspective…

Naniyue, wa ga meisō no heya e mudan de tachiiru, Magu yo
Pāsu no ōgi no sara naru rikai o motomete no koto
Saki no setsumei no ika naru ten ga rikai ni oyobanu?
Iya mā, mae ni oshiete moratta chishiki mo ore no atama kara afurechatteru n da kedo sa, mada mendō de setsumei shite nai tokoro mo atta daro? Hora, Shamen ga dō naru no to ka, kage no tsukekata to ka, ato kyokumensen enkinhō no ōgi to ka mo sa…

perspective (technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface)


聖法

ja-noun

聖(しょう)法(ほう) • (shōhō)


正典

聖書正典

聖書正典 せいしょせいてん


直霊

直霊 (canonical)
直霊 (canonical)
naohi (romanization)
naobi (romanization)

荒魂 (aratama): courage

和魂 (nigitama): friendship

奇魂 (kushitama): wisdom

幸魂 (sakitama): love

a philosophy in Shintoism; refers to the positive aspects of the 四(し)魂(こん) (shikon) within one's heart:


荒魂

Compound of 荒 (ara, “rough, wild, violent”) + 御 (mi, honorific prefix) + 霊, 魂 (tama, “soul”).

compound

(Shinto, rare) one of the four souls of one's spirit, or one of the four aspects of a kami, manifesting characteristics of wildness and violence, possibly also decisiveness and courage


幸魂

幸魂 (canonical)
sakimitama (romanization)

(Shinto, philosophy) one of the 四(し)魂(こん) (shikon) within one's heart and pertains to one's own "loving nature"


四魂

a philosophy in Shintoism; within one's own heart there exists four 'souls', in either their positive (直霊(なおび) (naobi) and/or negative (禍津日(まがつひ) (magatsuhi) aspects, and that it is the interactions between these four souls, in either aspect, and in varying amounts and levels, that can influence the ups and downs in that person's character, good or bad.


禍津日

禍津日 (canonical)
magatsuhi (romanization)

See 禍(まが)津(つ)日(ひの)神(かみ) (magatsuhi no kami).

ja-r

まが%つ%ひ の %かみ

short for 禍津日神 (magatsuhi no kami, “gods of misfortune”).


宮城

ja-pos

宮(きゅう)城(じょう) • (Kyūjō) ^(←きゆうじやう (Kyuuzyau)?)

宮城 (canonical)
Kyūjō (romanization)
Kyuuzyau (romanization)
きゆうじやう (hiragana historical)


正行

ja-noun

正(しょう)行(ぎょう) • (shōgyō)

(Buddhism) correct practices for living life


大蔵

大蔵 (canonical)
Ōkura (romanization)
大蔵 (canonical)
Daizō (romanization)


正法

正(しょう)法(ほう) • (shōhō) ^(←しやうはう (syaufau)?)

正法 (canonical)
shōhō (romanization)
syaufau (romanization)
しやうはう (hiragana historical)


気配

From Old Japanese けわい, previously spelled as けはひ and probably originally realized as /kepapi/. This derived as a compound of 気 (ke, “atmosphere, spirit; feeling, mood”) + 這ひ (hahi → hai, “creeping, crawling; spreading”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 這う hau, “to crawl, to creep; to spread along the ground, to spread around”).
The 配 (hai, “distribution”) kanji was applied to the hai portion of the reading as an example of ateji (当て字).

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2002 August 22, Akinobu Uraku, “第(だい)51(ごじゅういち)話(わ) 泣(な)き虫(むし)テイル [Chapter 51: Tail the Crybaby]”, in 東京アンダーグラウンド [Tokyo Underground], volume 9 (fiction), Tokyo: Enix, →ISBN, page 128:

On the contrary, doing that too perfectly makes you stand out in a crowded area

完璧すぎんだよ 人ゴミの中で逆に浮いてたぜ

Kanpeki sugin da yo Hitogomi no naka de gyaku ni uite ta ze

完璧すぎんだよ 人ゴミの中で逆に浮いてたぜ

2004 August 17, CLAMP, “Chapitre(シャピトル).43(よんじゅうさん) 見(み)えない未(み)来(らい) [Chapitre 43: The Unseen Future]”, in ツバサ ＲＥＳＥＲＶｏｉｒ ＣＨＲｏＮｉＣＬＥ [Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle], volume 7 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 29:

Kurogane-san’s aura is different from other people’s from yesterday in Ōto, which means auras vary even among the same kind of living being

黒鋼さんの気配だ昨日の桜都国の人達とは違う 同じ生きているものでも気配はそれぞれ違うんだ

Kurogane-san no kehai da kinō no Ōtokoku no hitotachi to wa chigau Onaji ikite iru mono de mo kehai wa sorezore chigau n da

2004 November 9, Hideaki Sorachi, “第(だい)二(に)十(じゅう)四(よん)訓(くん) 昔(むかし)の武(ぶ)勇(ゆう)伝(でん)は三割(わり)増(まし)で話(はな)せ 盛(も)り上(あが)がればいいんだよ 盛(も)り上(あが)がれば [Lesson 24: Triple-Brag about Your Exploits and Everyone Will Be Real Pumped Up I Swear]”, in 銀魂 [Silver Soul], volume 4 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:

Don’t you dare even wiggle. Kill your aura, we’re becoming one with nature. You’ll be a part of the universe and it’ll be a part of you…

いいか絶対動くなよ 気配を殺せ自然と一体なるだ お前は宇宙の一部であり宇宙はお前の一部だ…

Ii ka zettai ugoku na yo Kehai o korose shizen to ittai naru da Omae wa uchū no ichibu de ari uchū wa omae no ichibu da…

(fantasy) a sort of “aura” or “chi” radiated from people or things that denotes their nearby presence


天の配剤

天の配剤 (canonical)
ten no haizai (romanization)

これは天の配剤だ。

(idiomatic) the course of events by Heaven, God's providence


プラネタリウム

[pɯ̟ɾa̠ne̞ta̠ɾʲiɯ̟mɯ̟]


五大

(Buddhism) the five elements: earth, water, fire, air, space.


天神

[tẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑĩɴ]

From Middle Chinese 天神 (MC then zyin). Compare modern Mandarin 天神 (tiānshén, “god, godhead, divinity”).

cog

天神七代 てんじんしちだい

天神七代: the seven generation of gods in Shintō mythology

(Japanese mythology) all gods in the 高天原 (Takama ga Hara, “Plain of High Heaven”), the heavenly abode ruled by 天照 (Amaterasu)


半妖

(anime, manga) half-human, half-demon(?) characters; often due to one parent being human and the other being demon


雷神

(mythology, Shinto): the Japanese god of thunder and lightning


土神

(mythology, Shinto) a god of the land or soil


火神

火神 (canonical)
kajin (romanization)
kwazin (romanization)
くわじん (hiragana historical)

Probably ultimately from Middle Chinese 火神 (MC xwaX zyin, literally “fire + god”).
First attested in 1103 in the 中右記 (Chūyū-ki), a diary spanning some 50 years of life in the imperial court.

ltc-l

(mythology, Shinto, possibly archaic) a god of fire, another name for Kagutsuchi


風神

Probably from Middle Chinese 風神 (MC pjuwng zyin). Compare modern Mandarin 風神／风神 (fēngshén).

(Japanese mythology, Shinto): the Japanese god of the wind


立花

立花 (canonical)
rikka (romanization)
ritukwa (romanization)
りつくわ (hiragana historical)

/rikkwa/ → /rikka/
Possibly from Middle Chinese compound 立花 (MC lip xwae, “lit. stand + flower”) or 立華 (MC lip xwae, “lit. stand + flower”).
Alternatively, coined in Japan of Middle Chinese-derived components.

(Buddhism) a style of floral arrangement as an offering, typically using branches of pine or plum placed upright in a copper vase


仙法

仙術: a specific technique of mystical sagehood

(mythology) the mystical arts of a holy sage

(fantasy, manga) magic, spellcraft, witchcraft, wizardry, sorcery


祖神

From Middle Chinese compound 祖神 (MC tsuX zyin). Compare modern Mandarin 祖神 (zǔshén).

(mythology, Shinto) the deification of an ancestor

(mythology, Shinto) Amaterasu, as an ancestor of the imperial family


建築家

建築家 (canonical)
kenchikuka (romanization)


二宮

the 中宮 (Chūgū, “Empress Consort's Palace at the center”) and 東宮 (Tōgū, “Crown Prince's Palace to the east”)


二宮

A town in Haga district, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, Asia

A town in Naka district, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, Asia


善男

[d͡zẽ̞nːã̠ɴ]


雪女

ja-noun

雪(ゆき)女(おんな) • (yuki onna) ^(←ゆきをんな (yukiwonna)?)

雪女 (canonical)
yuki onna (romanization)
yukiwonna (romanization)
ゆきをんな (hiragana historical)

[jɯ̟kʲiõ̞nːa̠]

Compound of 雪 (yuki, “snow”) + 女 (onna, “woman”). First mentioned in a text from the late 1500s.

1888, Okamoto Kido, “Kago tsurube”, in Aozora, published 2008:

傘も持たないで門に立ったのは妹のお光であった。雪はますます強くなって来たらしく、彼女の総身は雪女のように真っ白に塗られていた。

Kasa mo motanai de kado ni tatta no wa imōto no ohikari de atta. Yuki wa masumasu tsuyoku natte kita rashiku, kanojo no sōshin wa yuki onna no yō ni masshiro ni nurarete ita.

Standing in the entrance without holding even an umbrella was his younger sister Ohikari. It seemed like the snow had become increasingly stronger; her whole body was painted with snow, like a yuki-onna.

yuki-onna (“snow-woman”): spirit of a woman who perished out in the snow

Daijirin
Daijisen
Kyōsuke Kindaichi
ja:松村明
yuki onna

雨女

a woman whose presence always seems to bring rain

雨男

a man whose presence always seems to bring rain

骨女

a female apparition who appears as a skeletal woman


三上

[sã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞ː]

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 三上. Attested from at least the 17th century.

Meronyms: 馬上 (bajō), 枕上 (chinjō), 厠上 (shijō)

(literature) The three most convenient moments for thinking about writing: when riding a horse, when lying in bed, and when in the restroom.


無明

無(む)明(みょう) or 無明(mumyō) • (mumyō or mumyō)

無明 (canonical)
無明 (canonical)
mumyō (romanization)

(religion, Buddhism): avidyā: unenlightenment, ignorance of nirvana and of the fundamental state of existence


村雨

(Japanese fiction) a character in Kan'ami's Noh play Matsukaze


破魔師

Compound of 破魔 (hama, “exorcism”) + 師 (shi, “master, practitioner”).


破魔矢

Daijirin
Daijisen
Kyōsuke Kindaichi
ja:松村明

Compound of 破魔 (hama, literally “break-devil”) + 矢 (ya, “arrow”).

破魔弓

a decorative bow used to shoot a hama ya

(historical) an arrow used with the 破魔弓 (hama yumi, literally “break-devil bow”), given to boys as a toy at New Years

(modern) a decorative arrow as part of a set of decorations put out at New Years and at roof raisings


破魔術

破魔術 (canonical)
hamajutsu (romanization)

Compound of 破魔 (hama, “exorcism”) + 術 (jutsu, “technique”).

(Buddhism) exorcism (the technique of exorcising, rather than the act of doing so)


ダンプカー

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from dump + car


フォルティッシッシモ

[ɸo̞ɾɯ̟tʲiɕːiɕːimo̞]

Borrowed from English fortississimo, a pseudo-Italianism.


コンサート

[kõ̞ɰ̃sa̠ːto̞]


法師

法師 (canonical)
hōshi (romanization)
fofusi (romanization)
ほふし (hiragana historical)
法師 (canonical)
hosshi (romanization)

Old Japanese 法師 (popusi), Middle Chinese 法師 (literally “master of the law/dharma”)


ゲーセン

ja-noun

ゲーセン • (gēsen)

ゲームセンター ゲームセンター#Japanese

Short for ゲームセンター (gēmu sentā, “arcade”).


ゲームセンター

ゲームセンター • (gēmu sentā)

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from game + center

pseudo-loan

arcade, an establishment with coin-operated games


トレーラー

ja-noun

トレーラー • (torērā)

[to̞ɾe̞ːɾa̠ː]

(film, television) Synonym of 予告編 (yokokuhen, “trailer”)


御幣

(Shinto) implement used in Shintō rituals, consisting of two 紙垂(かみしで) (kamishide, “zigzag paper streamers used extensively in Shintō”) attached to a wooden or bamboo pole.


幣束

(Shinto) wooden wands, decorated with two shides (zigzag paper streamers) used in Shinto rituals


大幣

(Shinto) a wooden wand with paper streamers attached, used in Shinto rituals for purification


祓串

祓串 (canonical)
haraegushi (romanization)

(Shinto) wooden wand decorated with shide (zigzag paper streamers), used for purification in Shinto rituals


ワンマン

Borrowed from English one man, as used in phrases like one-man show. Listed incorrectly in some sources as wasei eigo, likely due to the divergence in meaning. Used in compounds, many of which point towards the original borrowed meaning of simply one man.

ワンマンカー

a bus, streetcar, or train with only a driver and no conductor

ワンマンコントロール

one-man control, as of equipment or machinery

ワンマンチーム: a team that relies entirely on its pitcher

(music) live performance exclusively featuring one performer (band, group, etc.)


ターミナル

Borrowed from English terminal. Compare Korean 터미널 (teomineol).

a terminal (the end of a line of signals)


悟り

悟り (canonical)
satori (romanization)
さとり (hiragana historical)

The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 悟(さと)る (satoru).


フォロー

ja-noun

フォロー • (forō)


フォロー

フォローする (canonical)
forō suru (romanization)
フォローし (stem)
フォローした (past)
フォローし
forō shi
フォローする
forō suru
フォローすれ
forō sure
フォローせよ (imperative literary)
フォローしろ (colloquial imperative)
forō seyo (imperative literary)
forō shiro (colloquial imperative)
フォローされる (passive)
forō sareru (passive)
フォローさせる (causative)
フォローさす (causative)
forō saseru (causative)
forō sasu (causative)
フォローできる (potential)
forō dekiru (potential)
フォローしよう (volitional)
forō shiyō (volitional)
フォローしない (negative)
forō shinai (negative)
フォローせず (continuative negative)
forō sezu (continuative negative)
フォローします (formal)
forō shimasu (formal)
フォローした (perfective)
forō shita (perfective)
フォローして (conjunctive)
forō shite (conjunctive)
フォローすれば (conditional hypothetical)
forō sureba (conditional hypothetical)


イベント

イベントを最初からやり直す

(video games) a scripted event, a cut scene


デザイン

デザインする (canonical)
dezain suru (romanization)
デザインし (stem)
デザインした (past)
デザインし
dezain shi
デザインする
dezain suru
デザインすれ
dezain sure
デザインせよ (imperative literary)
デザインしろ (colloquial imperative)
dezain seyo (imperative literary)
dezain shiro (colloquial imperative)
デザインされる (passive)
dezain sareru (passive)
デザインさせる (causative)
デザインさす (causative)
dezain saseru (causative)
dezain sasu (causative)
デザインできる (potential)
dezain dekiru (potential)
デザインしよう (volitional)
dezain shiyō (volitional)
デザインしない (negative)
dezain shinai (negative)
デザインせず (continuative negative)
dezain sezu (continuative negative)
デザインします (formal)
dezain shimasu (formal)
デザインした (perfective)
dezain shita (perfective)
デザインして (conjunctive)
dezain shite (conjunctive)
デザインすれば (conditional hypothetical)
dezain sureba (conditional hypothetical)


億ション

億 (oku, “one hundred million”) + マンション (manshon, “apartment”), replacing マン (man, homophone of 万 "10,000") with 億. Ordinary apartments have rents in the order of tens of thousands of yen, but a luxury apartment may have much higher rents, so the "ten thousand" is replaced with "one hundred million" since only someone with hundreds of millions of yen could afford one.


十万億土

十万億土 (canonical)
jūman'okudo (romanization)


ケルベロス

[ke̞ɾɯ̟be̞ɾo̞sɨ]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Κέρβερος (Kérberos).

lbor

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Cerberus, the mythical three-headed dog


スクープ

[sɨ̥kɯ̟ːpɯ̟]


狼男

ja-noun

狼(おおかみ)男(おとこ) • (ōkamiotoko) ^(←おほかみをとこ (ofokamiwotoko)?)

狼男 (canonical)
ōkamiotoko (romanization)
ofokamiwotoko (romanization)
おほかみをとこ (hiragana historical)

From 狼 (ōkami, “wolf”) + 男 (otoko, “human male”). Compare English werewolf (from were (“adult human male”) + wolf), German Werwolf, Dutch weerwolf.


有角神

有角神 (canonical)
yūkakushin (romanization)

Compound of 有角 (yūkaku, “horned”) + 神 (shin, “god”).


祝宴

ところがこの祝宴は、飲むほどに食うほどに、段々しめっぽくなって来た。

Tokoro ga kono shukuen wa, nomu hodo ni kuu hodo ni, dandan shimeppoku natte kita.

However, the more we drank and ate, the gloomier this feast became gradually.


高麗笛

Compound of 高麗(こま) (koma, “Korean, from the Korean peninsula”) + 笛(ふえ) (fue, “flute”). The fue changes to bue as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

ja-compound

Traditionally made of bamboo, about 36 cm in length. Has six finger holes of roughly 1 cm in diameter. Originally brought to Japan by the Baekje elite circa 660 CE when the Baekje kingdom in the south of the Korean Peninsula fell to the combined forces of the Silla kingdom and the Tang Dynasty.

(music) komabue: a transverse flute used in traditional Japanese court music


陣貝

Compound of 陣 + 貝. The kai reading for 貝 changes to gai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

a Triton's trumpet (Charonia tritonis) shell used in ancient times as a horn to signal troop movements


法螺貝

法螺貝 (canonical)
法螺貝 (canonical)
horagai (romanization)

Charonia tritonis
Daijirin
Horagai
ja:法螺貝

Compound of 法螺 (hora, “boasting, bragging”) + 貝 (kai, “shell, shellfish”). The kai changes to gai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

陣貝

a horagai shell horn used to signal troops

a horn made from a Triton's trumpet shell


天照

天照 (canonical)
天照 (canonical)
Amaterasu (romanization)

Daijirin
Daijisen#Online_search_engines
Man'yōshū
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten

From Old Japanese. Mentioned in the Man'yōshū of 759 CE.
Superficially, a compound of 天 (ama, “sky, the heavens”) + 照らす (terasu, “to illuminate something, to shine upon something”). However, this derives instead as an honorific form of compound verb 天照る (amateru, “to shine in heaven”), as the 照らす (terasu) is not the usual transitive or causative conjugation of the intransitive verb 照る (teru, “to shine, to light up”), but rather an example of the verb with the Old Japanese honorific verb suffix す (-su).
As a verbal epithet, also found in some older texts with the reading Amaderasu, where the terasu changes to derasu as an instance of rendaku (連濁). The name appears to be consistently used without voicing, as Amaterasu.

com

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) Amaterasu, the Japanese sun goddess


レーダー

ja-pos

レーダー • (Rēdā)

ja:レーダー (ギリシア神話)
ja:レーダー (曖昧さ回避)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Λήδᾱ (Lḗdā)


修羅場

ja-noun

修(しゅ)羅(ら)場(じょう) • (shurajō) ^(←しゆらぢやう (syuradyau)?)

修羅場 (canonical)
shurajō (romanization)
syuradyau (romanization)
しゆらぢやう (hiragana historical)

Compound of 修羅(しゅら) (shura, alternative name of 阿(あ)修(しゅ)羅(ら) (ashura), "Asura") + 場(じょう) (jō, “place”).

ja-compound

(Buddhism) location of the fight between the (king of) Asuras and 帝釈天 (Teishakuten, “Śakra”)


トランス

[to̞ɾã̠ɰ̃sɨ]


ファサード

ja-noun

ファサード • (fasādo)

(Islam) rottenness, corruption, depravity


守護神

守護神 (canonical)
shugoshin (romanization)

Compound of 守護 (shugo, “protection”) + 神 (shin, “god, deity”).


けがれ

kegare (romanization)
けがれ (hiragana historical)

uncleanliness (non-physical); (religion) defilement


共働

ja-noun

共(きょう)働(どう) • (kyōdō)


浄土

浄土 (canonical)
jōdo (romanization)
zyaudo (romanization)
じやうど (hiragana historical)

English: Jodo, jodo

(Buddhism) the pure land, the celestial realm of a buddha or bodhisattva

穢土

the impure world, this world, the mortal realm


じょうど

じょうど • (jōdo)


犬神

A (guardian) dog spirit; an attendant/familiar spirit: In Japanese mythology an inugami (lit. a "dog spirit") is a type of shikigami (式神), similar to a familiar spirit, resembling, and usually originating from, a dog, and most commonly carrying out vengeance or acting as guardians on behalf of their 'owner'.


亡霊

亡霊 (canonical)
bōrei (romanization)
baurei (romanization)
ばうれい (hiragana historical)

From Middle Chinese 亡靈 (MC mjang leng). Compare Korean 망령 (mangnyeong), Vietnamese vong linh.


怨霊

怨(おん)霊(りょう) • (onryō) ^(←をんりやう (wonryau)?)

怨霊 (canonical)
onryō (romanization)
wonryau (romanization)
をんりやう (hiragana historical)

2011 May 14, “地縛霊(アース・バウンド・スピリット) [Earth-Bound Spirit]”, in BEGINNER'S EDITION 1, Konami:

A vengeful spirit formed by the souls of fallen soldiers. It pulls anyone on the ground above it into the bowels of the earth.

闘いに敗れた兵士たちの魂が一つになった怨霊。この地に足を踏み入れた者を地中に引きずり込もうとする。

Tatakai ni yabureta heishi-tachi no tamashī ga hitotsu ni natta onryō. Kono chi ni ashi o fumīreta mono o chichū ni hikizurikomō to suru.

a ghost, particularly a vengeful or malevolent one


幽鬼

幽鬼 (canonical)
yūki (romanization)
iuki (romanization)
いうき (hiragana historical)


物の怪

Compound of 物 (mono, “thing”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 怪 (ke, “spirit”).


主教

ja-noun

主(しゅ)教(きょう) • (shukyō) ^(←しゆけう (syukeu)?)

主教 (canonical)
shukyō (romanization)
syukeu (romanization)
しゆけう (hiragana historical)


講堂

講(こう)堂(どう) • (kōdō)


黄道

黄(こう)道(どう) • (kōdō) ^(←くわうだう (kwaudau)?)

黄道 (canonical)
kōdō (romanization)
kwaudau (romanization)
おうどう (alternative hiragana)
ōdō (Rōmaji)
わうだう (hiragana historical)
くわうだう (hiragana historical)

(religion) Short for 黄道吉日 (“auspicious day”).


システムキッチン

[ɕisɨ̥te̞mɯ̟ kʲi̥t̚t͡ɕĩɴ]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from system + kitchen, equivalent to システム (shisutemu) + キッチン (kitchin).

pseudo-loan

unit kitchen, a complete kitchen, custom kitchen, a kitchen fitted with appliances, a fitted kitchen, an integrated kitchen system


六道

六道 (canonical)
rikudō (romanization)
六道 (canonical)
rokudō (romanization)

じごくどう じごくどう#Japanese

(Buddhism) The six planes, realms, or domains of existence into which souls are reborn in the cycle of samsara:

餓鬼道 (がきどう, gakidō): life in starvation (one of the Buddhist hells)

ちくしょうどう ちくしょうどう#Japanese

畜生道 (ちくしょうどう, chikushōdō): life as a beast

にんげんどう にんげんどう#Japanese

人間道 (にんげんどう, ningendō) / 人道 (にんどう, nindō): life as a human

あしゅらどう あしゅらどう#Japanese

阿修羅道 (あしゅらどう, ashuradō): life as a demigod

てんじょう てんじょう#Japanese


摩耶

From Middle Chinese 摩耶 (MC ma yae), from Sanskrit माया (māyā́).

摩耶夫人

(Buddhism) Maya (mother of Gautama Buddha)


無形

無形 (canonical)
mugyō (romanization)
mugyau (romanization)
むぎやう (hiragana historical)

From Middle Chinese compound 無形 /无形 (mju heng, literally “without shape”). The goon, so likely the initial borrowing.

(Buddhism): formlessness, bodylessness; something that is shapeless and invisible


無見

(Buddhism): The conviction or strong belief that everything in this world is completely null and void, with no substance.


教祖

a founder of a religious group, a religious order, or a cult


エチュード

ja-noun

エチュード • (echūdo)

[e̞t͡ɕɨːdo̞]

(art) A small scale work, designed to give a painter or sculptor practice in a particular area or skill.

(music) A short piece of music, designed to give a soloist performer practice in a particular area or skill.


コラボレーション

[ko̞ɾa̠bo̞ɾe̞ːɕõ̞ɴ]


魔道

(Buddhism): One of the heavens, home of the devas; alternately, the underworld, the land of yomi


阿頼耶識

阿頼耶識 (canonical)
arayashiki (romanization)

Ultimately from Sanskrit आलयविज्ञान (ālaya-vijñāna, literally “dwelling-consciousness”), via Middle Chinese 阿賴耶識 (MC 'a lajH yae syik).

der

(Buddhism) storehouse consciousness, forming the base of all human existence


天冠

ja-noun

天(てん)冠(かん) • (tenkan) ^(←てんくわん (tenkwan)?)

天冠 (canonical)
tenkan (romanization)
tenkwan (romanization)
てんくわん (hiragana historical)

(Buddhism) a kind of crown worn by Buddhas and Buddhist deities

(folklore, by extension) a white triangular cloth headdress worn by yūrei in traditional Japanese artwork and theatre


霊鬼

a spirit of the dead (particularly malevolent)

appearing in folk tales told in the northeast of Japan

座敷童: a red-faced ghost of a child haunting an old house


試聴室

試聴室 (canonical)
shichōshitsu (romanization)


アヘ顔

→ English: ahegao

→ Korean: 아헤가오 (ahegao)

→ Mandarin: 阿嘿顏 /阿嘿颜 (āhēiyán)

→ Persian: آهگائو (âhegâ'o)

→ Russian: ахэга́о (axɛgáo)

→ Tajik: аҳегао (ahegao)

→ Ukrainian: aхеґао (axegao)

Compound of アヘアヘ (aheahe, “panting, as from physical exertion or sexual arousal”, onomatopoeia) + 顔 (kao, “face”). The kao changes to gao as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

compound

(slang) ahegao (an exaggerated facial expression consisting of flushed cheeks, rolled-back eyes, and the tongue hanging out, intended to depict a person having an orgasm)


典故

典故 (canonical)
tenko (romanization)
てんこ (hiragana historical)


ヴィーナス

ja-pos

ヴィーナス • (Vīnasu)

愛と美の女神ヴィーナス

(rare, Roman mythology) Venus, the Roman goddess


ウラヌス

[ɯ̟ɾa̠nɯ̟sɨ]


サターン

サターン • (Satān)

(Roman mythology, rare) Saturn, the Roman god


プルート

[pɯ̟ɾɯ̟ːto̞]


魔力

ja-noun

魔(ま)力(りょく) or 魔(ま)力(りき) • (maryoku or mariki)

魔力 (canonical)
魔力 (canonical)
maryoku (romanization)
mariki (romanization)

[ma̠ɾʲo̞kɯ̟]


プルートー

ja-pos

プルートー • (Purūtō)

[pɯ̟ɾɯ̟ːto̞ː]


地雷

地雷系

地雷系女子

地雷女・地雷男

地雷メイク

(slang, sensitive) "land mine", used in metaphor for a person (especially a girl) who turns out to be troublesome and unstable as a romantic relationship progresses; and also associated with a fashion of black cutesy clothing with pink highlights often treated as an antithesis to 量産型.


不協和音

不協和音 (canonical)
fukyōwaon (romanization)


八卦

八卦 (canonical)
hakke (romanization)
fatike (romanization)
はちけ (hiragana historical)

/pæti kʷe/ → */patikke/ → /fakke/ → /hakke/
From Middle Chinese 八卦 (MC peat kweaH).
The goon reading, so likely the initial borrowing.

(by extension) augury, divination, scrying, fortune-telling; particularly using bagua trigrams


舞楽

(music) the ancient court ritual dance of Japan


洋琴

yangqin, a hammered dulcimer used in the classical music of Japan


涅槃

From Middle Chinese 涅槃 (MC net ban), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”), or Pali nibbāna.

der

無罣礙故。無有恐怖。遠離一切顛倒夢想。究竟涅槃。

7th century, Prajñāpāramitā Heart Sutra (translation by Xuanzang)

Because there are no obstacles, there is no fear. Separating from everything, from all upside-down views and from attaining Nirvana, too.

Mu kege ko, mu ku u fu. Onri issai tendō musō, kukyō nehan...

(Buddhism) nirvana (enlightened experience)

(Buddhism) Short for 仏涅槃 (butsunehan): the death of the Sakyamuni Buddha

仏涅槃

(Buddhism) Short for 涅槃会 (Nehan-e): an annual Buddhist service held on Parinirvana Day


童子

(Buddhism, mythology) a boy retainer who follows his buddha, bodhisattva or wisdom king around

(Buddhism) a boy between 8 and 20 years of age who studies scriptures and runs errands in a temple without actually being a practicing monk


付喪神

付喪神 (canonical)
tsukumogami (romanization)

the spirit of an artifact or of a tool that has gained a life of its own upon its 100th birthday


竜神

(Shinto) a dragon god also known as 海神(わたつみ) (Watatsumi), the tutelary deity of the sea in Japanese mythology


ゼウス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).

lbor

神

ギリシア神話のオリュンポス十二神 (Girishia shinwa no Oryunposu jūnishin)


アテーナー

ja-pos

アテーナー • (Atēnā)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀθηνᾶ (Athēnâ)


魔術師

魔術師 (canonical)
majutsushi (romanization)

Compound of 魔術 (majutsu, “magic, sorcery”) + 師 (shi, “master, practitioner”).

compound

(fantasy) a user of magic: a sorcerer, witch, wizard, or mage


東屋

ja-noun

東(あずま)屋(や) • (azumaya) ^(←あづまや (adumaya)?)

東屋 (canonical)
azumaya (romanization)
adumaya (romanization)
あづまや (hiragana historical)


魔道師

Compound of 魔道 (madō, “magic, sorcery, thaumaturgy”) + 師 (shi, “expert, master, practitioner”).

compound

A practitioner of magic: a magician, sorcerer, witch, wizard, or mage.


狐火

Compound of 狐(きつね) (kitsune, “fox”) + 火(ひ) (hi, “fire”). The hi changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
First cited to a text from 1488.

ja-com

1488, Sanjōnishi Sanetaka (三条西実隆), 実隆公記 [Sanetakakōki]:

will o' the wisps appeared in the field path last night

狐火や髑髏に雨のたまる夜に

kitsunebi ya dokuro ni ame no tamaru yo ni

There's foxfire on nights when the rain collects in the skull.

a mysterious pale fire often seen in the fields and mountains at night from winter to early spring: will o' the wisp, foxfire


野狐

Appears to be a Japanese coinage from Middle Chinese-derived components.

野狐禅

a mythological spirit fox, fond of tricks and pranks, and capable of possessing people

(Zen) someone who has not fully attained enlightenment, but puts on airs and becomes self-important as if they have


野狐

Compound of 野 (no, “field; wilderness”) + 狐 (kitsune, “fox”). The kitsune changes to gitsune as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


妖狐

妖狐 (canonical)
yōko (romanization)
euko (romanization)
えうこ (hiragana historical)

(mythology) supernatural fox that can transform into a human form


悪霊

ja-noun

悪(あく)霊(りょう) • (akuryō) ^(←あくりやう (akuryau)?)

悪霊 (canonical)
akuryō (romanization)
akuryau (romanization)
あくりやう (hiragana historical)

[a̠kɯ̟ɾʲo̞ː]

悪霊退散！

(especially Buddhism, more common) evil spirit


悪霊

悪(あく)霊(れい) • (akurei) ^(←あくれい (akurei)?)

悪霊 (canonical)
akurei (romanization)
あくれい (hiragana historical)


アレース

ja-pos

アレース • (Arēsu)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἄρης (Árēs).

lbor

(Greek mythology) Alternative form of アレス (Aresu, “Ares”)


マールス

神

ローマ神話のオリュンポス十二神 (Rōma shinwa no Oryunposu jūnishin)


福禄寿

福禄寿 (canonical)
Fukurokuju (romanization)

[ɸɯ̟kɯ̟ɾo̞kɯ̟ʑɨ]

From Middle Chinese 福祿壽 /福禄寿 (Fú-Lù-Shòu). Considered in Japan to be one of the Seven Lucky Gods starting from the Muromachi Period.

(Shinto): Fukurokuju; a god of happiness, wealth, and longevity, and one of the seven gods of good fortune

布袋

the fat and happy god of abundance and good health

弁才天, 弁財天

goddess of knowledge, art and beauty, especially music


めとる

ja-verb

めとる • (metoru) godan (stem めとり (metori), past めとった (metotta))

metoru (romanization)
めとり (stem)
めとった (past)
めとら
metora
めとり
metori
めとる
metoru
めとれ
metore
めとられる (passive)
metorareru (passive)
めとらせる (causative)
めとらす (causative)
metoraseru (causative)
metorasu (causative)
めとれる (potential)
metoreru (potential)
めとろう (volitional)
metorō (volitional)
めとらない (negative)
metoranai (negative)
めとらず (continuative negative)
metorazu (continuative negative)
めとります (formal)
metorimasu (formal)
めとった (perfective)
metotta (perfective)
めとって (conjunctive)
metotte (conjunctive)
めとれば (conditional hypothetical)
metoreba (conditional hypothetical)

Compound of 女 (me, “woman”) and 取る (toru, “to take”).


セレス

(Roman mythology) Ceres, the Roman goddess


御札

From 御 (o-, “honorific prefix”) + 札 (fuda, “tag, note”).

護符

a protective charm issue by a Shinto shrine

破魔矢

a decorative arrow used as a ward against evil

(Shinto) talisman or amulet issued by a Shinto shrine

キョンシーの額に貼ってあるお札

the talismans attached to the foreheads of jiangshi


喇嘛

喇嘛 (canonical)
喇嘛 (canonical)
rama (romanization)


たいご

たいごする (canonical)
taigo suru (romanization)
たいごし (stem)
たいごした (past)


雷神鳥

雷神鳥 (canonical)
raijinchō (romanization)

[ɾa̠iʑĩɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ː]

Compound of 雷神 (raijin, “thunder god”) + 鳥 (chō, “bird”), calque of English thunderbird. The first term of the compound is 雷神 (raijin, “thunder god”) rather than the expected 雷 (rai, “thunder”) because the term 雷鳥 (raichō) is already used to refer to the rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta), a type of grouse native to Japan.


踏む

ja-verb

踏(ふ)む • (fumu) transitive godan (stem 踏(ふ)み (fumi), past 踏(ふ)んだ (funda))

踏む (canonical)
fumu (romanization)
踏み (stem)
踏んだ (past)
踏ま
ふま
fuma
踏み
ふみ
fumi
踏む
ふむ
fumu
踏め
ふめ
fume
踏まれる (passive)
ふまれる (passive)
fumareru (passive)
踏ませる (causative)
踏ます (causative)
ふませる (causative)
ふます (causative)
fumaseru (causative)
fumasu (causative)
踏める (potential)
ふめる (potential)
fumeru (potential)
踏もう (volitional)
ふもう (volitional)
fumō (volitional)
踏まない (negative)
ふまない (negative)
fumanai (negative)
踏まず (continuative negative)
ふまず (continuative negative)
fumazu (continuative negative)
踏みます (formal)
ふみます (formal)
fumimasu (formal)
踏んだ (perfective)
ふんだ (perfective)
funda (perfective)
踏んで (conjunctive)
ふんで (conjunctive)
funde (conjunctive)
踏めば (conditional hypothetical)
ふめば (conditional hypothetical)
fumeba (conditional hypothetical)
踏ま (irrealis stem)
ふま (irrealis stem)
fuma (irrealis)
踏み (continuative stem)
ふみ (continuative stem)
fumi (continuative)
踏む (stem terminative)
ふむ (stem terminative)
fumu (terminative)
踏む (attributive stem)
ふむ (attributive stem)
fumu (attributive)
踏め (realis stem)
ふめ (realis stem)
fume (realis)
踏め (imperative stem)
ふめ (imperative stem)
fume (imperative)
踏まず (negative)
ふまず (negative)
fumazu (negative)
踏めど (contrastive)
ふめど (contrastive)
fumedo (contrastive)
踏めば (causative)
ふめば (causative)
fumeba (causative)
踏まば (conditional)
ふまば (conditional)
fumaba (conditional)
踏みき (past)
ふみき (past)
fumiki (past)
踏みけり (past)
ふみけり (past)
fumikeri (past)
踏みつ (perfect)
ふみつ (perfect)
fumitu (perfect)
踏みぬ (perfect)
ふみぬ (perfect)
fuminu (perfect)
踏めり (continuative perfect)
踏みたり (continuative perfect)
ふめり (continuative perfect)
ふみたり (continuative perfect)
fumeri (continuative perfect)
fumitari (continuative perfect)
踏まむ (volitional)
ふまむ (volitional)
fumamu (volitional)

ふみえ

stepping on a picture of Christ to punish suspected Christians during the Shogunate

ふみふみ

kneading; when a cat slowly presses its front paws on something to relax

願かけに御百度を踏む

to worship a hundred times to pray for something


醍醐

From Middle Chinese 醍醐 (MC dej hu), itself a translation of Sanskrit मण्ड (maṇḍa, literally “cream of milk”).

der

(Buddhism) the fifth and last flavor according to the Nirvana Sutra, possibly of ghee or some other kind of butter; believed to be the ultimate truth or the greatest nirvana


聖水

Origin unclear. May have been coined in Japanese of Middle Chinese-derived elements, or may have been borrowed from Chinese.
Uncommon term. Not included in some monolingual dictionaries.


前奏

[d͡zẽ̞ɰ̃so̞ː]


音楽療法

音楽療法 (canonical)
ongaku ryōhō (romanization)

Compound of 音楽 (ongaku, “music”) + 療法 (ryōhō, “therapy”).


聖地

hallowed ground, holy place; the Holy Land


チャクラ

[t͡ɕa̠kɯ̟ɾa̠]

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चक्र (cakrá, “wheel, circle, point”).


道行

ja-noun

道(どう)行(ぎょう) • (dōgyō) ^(←だうぎやう (daugyau)?)

道行 (canonical)
dōgyō (romanization)
daugyau (romanization)
だうぎやう (hiragana historical)

(Buddhism) practice of Buddhism, especially by monks


ダイモーン

ダイモーン • (daimōn)

From Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “a god, goddess, divine power, genius, guardian spirit”).

bor

(Greek mythology) a daimon; a tutelary spirit that guides a person; a genius


山犬

山犬 (canonical)
山犬 (canonical)
yamainu (romanization)

Daijirin
Daijisen
Kyōsuke Kindaichi
ja:ヤマイヌ
ja:松村明

Compound of 山 (yama, “mountain”) + 犬 (inu, “dog”).

(Japanese mythology) an apparition of a dog that may appear to travelers on mountain roads, and that may be either friendly or murderous to travelers

送り犬

canine apparition appearing to travelers


パラス

(Greek mythology) Pallas; The name of several people in Greek mythology:

An epithet for Athena; later Pallas Athena.


刹那

/setina/ → /setuna/
Shift in pronunciation from sechina above, using the kan'yōon of setsu for the first kanji.
This reading is now the most common.

刹那主義

the principle or philosophy of living in the moment

(Buddhism) the smallest unit of time, of varying lengths depending on tradition:

roughly 0.11 seconds, defined as 1/65ᵗʰ of a 弾指 (danshi), where a danshi is 1/12,000ᵗʰ of a day or 7.2 seconds

0.002 seconds, defined as 1/60ᵗʰ of a 念 (nen), where a nen is 1/60ᵗʰ of a 弾指 (danshi)

1/75ᵗʰ of a second, defined as 1/6,480,000ᵗʰ of a day


業火

業火 (canonical)
gōka (romanization)
gafukwa (romanization)
がふくわ (hiragana historical)

/ɡapukwa/ → /ɡafukwa/ → /ɡawukwa/ → /ɡaukwa/ → /ɡɔːkwa/ → /ɡoːkwa/ → /ɡoːka/
From Middle Chinese compound 業火 (MC ngjaep xwaX, literally “karmic fire”). Compare modern Mandarin 業火 /业火 (yèhuǒ).
Buddhist term, imported into Japanese when Buddhism was introduced to Japan, some time during the Kofun, Asuka, and Nara periods.


誓い

誓い (canonical)
chikai (romanization)
tikafi (romanization)
ちかひ (hiragana historical)

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 誓(ちか)う (chikau, “to swear, vow”).

ja-etym-renyokei

(Shinto, Buddhism) vow that the Buddha pledged to save sentient beings


アストレア

(Greek mythology) Astraea, the Greek goddess of stars, and a goddess of justice.


基督教徒

ja-noun

基督(キリスト)教(きょう)徒(と) or 基督教徒(きりすときょうと) • (kirisuto kyōto)

基督教徒 (canonical)
基督教徒 (canonical)
kirisuto kyōto (romanization)

基督(キリスト) (Kirisuto, “Christ”) + 教(きょう)徒(と) (kyōto, “religious believer”).


オルゴール

→ Korean: 오르골 (oreugol)

[o̞ɾɯ̟ɡo̞ːɾɯ̟]

Daijisen
Kōjien
Shinmura Izuru
ja:オルゴール
ja:松村明


生霊

souls (mankind, people) (third reading only)


十拳の剣

ja-noun

^とおつか-の-^つるぎ

十拳の剣 (canonical)
Tōtsuka-no-Tsurugi (romanization)

[to̞ːt͡sɨka̠ no̞ t͡sɨɾɯ̟ɡʲi]

(Japanese mythology) the Ten-hands Longsword

天羽々斬

天羽々斬 あまのはばきり

蛇之麁正

蛇之麁正 おろちのあらまさ


火の鳥

火の鳥 (canonical)
hi no tori (romanization)

Compound of 火 (hi, “fire”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 鳥 (tori, “bird”).

compound

(mythology) a phoenix, more specifically as in Western mythology


朱雀

the Vermillion Bird of the South; guardian creature of the south


朱雀

ja-pos

朱(しゅ)雀(じゃく) • (Shujaku) ^(←しゆじやく (Syuzyaku)?)

朱雀 (canonical)
Shujaku (romanization)
Syuzyaku (romanization)
しゆじやく (hiragana historical)

(Chinese astronomy) general term for the seven mansions of the south in Chinese astronomy


白虎

ja-noun

白(びゃっ)虎(こ) • (byakko) ^(←びやくこ (byakuko)?)

白虎 (canonical)
byakko (romanization)
byakuko (romanization)
びやくこ (hiragana historical)


白虎

ja-pos

白(びゃっ)虎(こ) • (Byakko) ^(←びやくこ (Byakuko)?)

白虎 (canonical)
Byakko (romanization)
Byakuko (romanization)
びやくこ (hiragana historical)

White Tiger, one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations


白虎

白虎 (canonical)
hakko (romanization)
fakuko (romanization)
はくこ (hiragana historical)


白虎

白虎 (canonical)
Hakko (romanization)
Fakuko (romanization)
はくこ (hiragana historical)


玄武

玄(げん)武(ぶ) or 玄(げん)武(む) • (Genbu or Genmu)

玄武 (canonical)
玄武 (canonical)
Genbu (romanization)
Genmu (romanization)

the Black Tortoise, literally "Black Warrior" (one of the Four Symbols, who keeps watch in the north).


青竜

青(せい)竜(りゅう) • (Seiryū) ^(←せいりゆう (Seiryuu)?)

青竜 (canonical)
Seiryū (romanization)
Seiryuu (romanization)
せいりゆう (hiragana historical)

Azure Dragon, one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations


青竜

青(せい)竜(りょう) • (Seiryō) ^(←せいりよう (Seiryou)?)

青竜 (canonical)
Seiryō (romanization)
Seiryou (romanization)
せいりよう (hiragana historical)


青竜

青(しょう)竜(りゅう) • (Shōryū) ^(←しやうりゆう (Syauryuu)?)

青竜 (canonical)
Shōryū (romanization)
Syauryuu (romanization)
しやうりゆう (hiragana historical)


穢土

(Buddhism) The Impure Land; the earthly realm, the land of the living.


新婚旅行

ja-noun

新(しん)婚(こん)旅(りょ)行(こう) • (shinkon ryokō) ^(←しんこんりよかう (sinkonryokau)?)

新婚旅行 (canonical)
shinkon ryokō (romanization)
sinkonryokau (romanization)
しんこんりよかう (hiragana historical)

[ɕĩŋko̞n̺ ɾʲo̞ko̞ː]

Compound of 新婚 (shinkon, “newlywed”) + 旅行 (ryokō, “trip”).

com

a honeymoon (trip taken by a newlywed married couple)


絵柄

少女漫画の絵柄

○○さんの絵柄が好きです！

I really like the way ○○ draws! / I really like the way you draw!


神人

From Middle Chinese compound 神人 (MC zyin nyin). The kan'on reading, so likely a later borrowing.


神人

Compound of 神 (kami, “god, spirit”) + 人 (hito, “person”). The hito changes to bito as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

compound

神人の手に取りもたる榊葉に / 木綿かけ添ふる深き夜の霜

kamibito no te ni torimotaru sakakiba ni / yufu kake sofuru fukaki yo no shimo

the deep night's frost accompanies the ceremonial ties / on the sakaki leaves held in the hands of the priests


神人

[ka̠mʲĩɲ̟t͡ɕɨ]

From Okinawan 神人, in turn from 神 (kami, “god, spirit”) + ん (n, possessive particle, reduced form of ぬ (nu)) + 人 (tchu, “person”).

af

possessive particle, reduced form of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ryu">ぬ</i> (nu)

(Okinawa, Shinto) Synonym of 巫女 (miko, “shrine maiden”)


人狼

[d͡ʑĩn̺ɾo̞ː]

2016 July 22, “ケッシグをうろつくもの [Kessig Prowler]”, in 異界月 [Eldritch Moon], Wizards of the Coast:

In the wake of Emrakul, some werewolves lost their human forms forever.

エムラクールの出現により、人狼の中には人の形を永遠に失う者も現れた。

Emurakūru no shutsugen ni yori, jinrō no naka ni wa hito no katachi o eien ni ushinau mono mo arawareta.

人狼ゲーム 人狼ゲーム#Japanese


声明

ja-noun

声(しょう)明(みょう) • (shōmyō)


ロビー

ロビー • (robī)


雑居

(real estate) being multitenant; being multi-purpose


鎮魂歌

鎮魂歌 (canonical)
chinkonka (romanization)

[t͡ɕĩŋkõ̞ŋka̠]

鎮魂 (chinkon, “consolation and pacification of the souls of the dead”) + 歌 (-ka, “song”)

suf

requiem (music composed to honor a dead person)


絵馬

絵馬 (canonical)
ema (romanization)
wema (romanization)
ゑま (hiragana historical)

(Shinto) an ema, a small wooden plaque on which Shinto worshippers write their prayers or wishes, usually with the picture of a horse on it


煩悩

/bonːau/ → /bonːɔː/ → /bonːoː/
From Middle Chinese 煩惱 (MC bjon nawX), itself a translation of Sanskrit क्लेश (kleśa, literally “anguish, pain”).


雨女

A woman whose presence always seems to bring rain.

雨男

a man whose presence always seems to bring rain

spirit of woman who perish out in the snow during the winter month


エルフ

1999 March 18, “エルフの剣(けん)士(し) [Elvish Swordsman]”, in Starter(スターター) Box(ボックス), Konami:

An elf who learned swordsmanship. He trifles with his enemies with his swift attacks.

剣術を学んだエルフ。素早い攻撃で敵を翻弄する。

Kenjutsu o mananda erufu. Subayai kōgeki de teki o honrō suru.

1999 March 27, “ホーリー・エルフ [Holy Elf]”, in Vol.2, Konami:

As delicate as she may be, this elf has formidable defense strength and holy power to protect herself with.

かよわいエルフだが、聖なる力で身を守りとても守備が高い。

Kayowai erufu da ga, sei naru chikara de mi o mamori totemo shubi ga takai.

1999 July 22, “エンシェント・エルフ [Ancient Elf]”, in Vol.4, Konami:

An elf who has lived for thousands of years. She attacks with her army of spirits.

何千年も生きているエルフ。精霊をあやつり攻撃をする。

Nansennen mo ikiteiru erufu. Seirei o ayatsuri kōgeki o suru.

1999 August 26, “ヂェミナイ・エルフ [Jemini Elves]”, in BOOSTER 4, Konami:

Elvish twin sisters who attack simultaneously.

交互に攻撃を仕掛けてくる、エルフの双子姉妹。

Kōgo ni kōgeki o shikaketekuru, erufu no futago shimai.

2008 February 1, “エルフの戦(せん)士(し) [Elvish Warrior]”, in Morningtide(モーニングタイド), Wizards of the Coast:

Elvish warriors are as graceful as a deer leaping a stream and as deadly as the wolf waiting in ambush on the other side. They are the eyes of the forest as well as its unsheathed claws.

エルフの戦士は小川を飛び越える鹿のように優雅であり、それを反対側で待ち受ける狼のように危険だ。彼らは森の眼であり、むき出しの爪なのだ。

Erufu no senshi wa ogawa o tobikoeru shika no yō ni yūga de ari, sore o hantaigawa de machiukeru ōkami no yō ni kiken da. Karera wa mori no me de ari, mukidashi no tsume na no da.


ネメシス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Νέμεσις (Némesis)


正義の女神

正義の女神 (canonical)
Seigi no Megami (romanization)

From 正義 (seigi, “justice”) + の (no, attributive marker) + 女神 (megami, “goddess”).


自由の女神

自由の女神 (canonical)
Jiyū no Megami (romanization)

From 自由 (jiyū, “freedom; liberty”) + の (no, attributive marker) + 女神 (megami, “goddess”).


蛭子

Hiruko: Given the spelling in 古事記 (Kojiki) (水蛭子) and the 日本書紀 (Nihon Shoki) (蛭兒), and the fact that Hiruko was considered a deformed failure owing to the improper courtship ritual between 伊弉諾 (Izanagi) and 伊弉冉 (Izanami), this name is usually interpreted as 蛭 (“leech”) + 子 (“child”). Alternatively, this could be the male equivalent of 日孁 (Hirume, “Amaterasu”, literally “Sun Female”), hence 日 (hi, “sun”) + る (ru, possible variant of archaic genitive particle ろ) + 子 (ko, “child”), although his association with the sun was never clearly stated.

possible variant of archaic genitive particle <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">ろ</i>

(Japanese mythology) son of 伊弉諾 (Izanagi) and 伊弉冉 (Izanami), born either before or after 淡路島 (Awajishima, “Awaji Island”) during his parents' nation birthing process (his "siblings" included islands), considered a deformed failure, disowned by his parents, and sent adrift on reed boat


アルテミス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἄρτεμις (Ártemis)


錫杖

ja-noun

錫(しゃく)杖(じょう) • (shakujō) ^(←しやくぢやう (syakudyau)?) (counter 本)

錫杖 (canonical)
shakujō (romanization)
syakudyau (romanization)
本 (counter)
しやくぢやう (hiragana historical)

[ɕa̠kɯ̟ʑo̞ː]

Compound of 錫 (shaku, “tin, stannum”) + 杖 (jō, “staff”).

compound

(Buddhism, weaponry) A khakkhara; Buddhist monk's "sounding staff".

錫杖草

錫杖草 シャクジョウソウ


接道

In Japan, regulation about facing street is stipulated in the Building Standards Act. The regulation is called "接道義務".

(real estate) facing street. - refers to the land (site) facing on the street.


愚者

愚者 (canonical)
gusha (romanization)
gusya (romanization)
ぐしや (hiragana historical)

From Middle Chinese 愚者 (MC ngju tsyaeX). First attested in Japanese in 900.


女教皇

ja-noun

女(じょ)教(きょう)皇(おう) • (jokyōō)

Compound of 女 (jo, “woman, female”) + 教皇 (kyōō, “high priest, hierophant”).


教皇

ja-noun

教(きょう)皇(こう) • (kyōkō) ^(←けうくわう (keukwau)?)

教皇 (canonical)
kyōkō (romanization)
keukwau (romanization)
けうくわう (hiragana historical)
きょうおう (alternative hiragana)
kyōō (Rōmaji alternative hiragana)
けうわう (alternative hiragana historical)

From 教 (kyō, “teaching; religion”) + 皇 (kō, ō, “emperor”).


教皇

ja:教皇 (タロット)

ja-pos

教(きょう)皇(こう) • (Kyōkō) ^(←けうくわう (Keukwau)?)

教皇 (canonical)
Kyōkō (romanization)
Keukwau (romanization)
けうくわう (hiragana historical)


運命の輪

運命の輪 (canonical)
Unmei no Wa (romanization)

運命 (unmei, “fortune”) + の (no, “of”) + 輪 (wa, “wheel”)


黒巫女

黒巫女 (canonical)
kuro miko (romanization)


黒神子

黒神子 (canonical)
kuro miko (romanization)


輪廻

輪廻 (canonical)
rinne (romanization)
rin'we (romanization)
りんゑ (hiragana historical)

貧は菩提の種富は輪廻の絆

hin wa bodai no tane tomi wa rinne no kizuna

/rinwe/ → /rinɰe/ → /rinːe/
From Middle Chinese 輪迴 (MC lwin hwoj, literally “wheel + revolve”), itself a translation of Sanskrit संसार (saṃsāra, literally “passing, wandering”).
The e reading for 廻 changes to ne as an instance of renjō (連声).

ja-renjo

(philosophy, religion, espeically in Buddhism) samsara (endless cycle of life, death, and reincarnation); metempsychosis

(poetry) repeating of the same words and/or meanings in one volume of haikai or renga


染める

ja-verb

染(そ)める • (someru) transitive ichidan (stem 染(そ)め (some), past 染(そ)めた (someta))

染める (canonical)
someru (romanization)
染め (stem)
染めた (past)
染め
そめ
some
染める
そめる
someru
染めれ
そめれ
somere
染めよ (imperative literary)
染めろ (colloquial imperative)
そめよ (imperative literary)
そめろ (colloquial imperative)
someyo (imperative literary)
somero (colloquial imperative)
染められる (passive)
そめられる (passive)
somerareru (passive)
染めさせる (causative)
染めさす (causative)
そめさせる (causative)
そめさす (causative)
somesaseru (causative)
somesasu (causative)
染められる (potential)
染めれる (colloquial potential)
そめられる (potential)
そめれる (colloquial potential)
somerareru (potential)
somereru (colloquial potential)
染めよう (volitional)
そめよう (volitional)
someyō (volitional)
染めない (negative)
染めぬ (negative)
染めん (negative)
そめない (negative)
そめぬ (negative)
そめん (negative)
somenai (negative)
somenu (negative)
somen (negative)
染めず (continuative negative)
そめず (continuative negative)
somezu (continuative negative)
染めます (formal)
そめます (formal)
somemasu (formal)
染めた (perfective)
そめた (perfective)
someta (perfective)
染めて (conjunctive)
そめて (conjunctive)
somete (conjunctive)
染めれば (conditional hypothetical)
そめれば (conditional hypothetical)
somereba (conditional hypothetical)

手を染める 手を染める#Japanese

(手を染める) to set about; to be involved with


バージンロード

ja-noun

バージンロード • (bājin rōdo)

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from virgin + road.

pseudo-loan

The aisle from the entrance to the altar that the bride and her father pass through in a church during a wedding.


月読

月読 (canonical)
月読 (canonical)
Tsukiyomi (romanization)

Shift from Old Japanese 月讀 (tukuyo₂mi₁), using the modern reading of 月 (tsuki, “moon”).

(Japanese mythology) Short for 月読尊 (Tsukiyomi no mikoto): Tsukuyomi, the moon god in Shinto mythology

月読宮

Tsukiyomi-no-miya, a shrine to Tsukuyomi in the Miyajiri area of Ise, Mie Prefecture


枕詞

枕詞 (canonical)
makura kotoba (romanization)

→ English: pillow word (calque)

→ English: makurakotoba

Compound of 枕 (makura, “pillow”) + 詞 (kotoba, “word”). The pillow meaning is in reference to the way that makura kotoba in poetry are used as introductions to something else.

compound

711–712, Kojiki, poem 2:
… 爾波都登理 迦祁波那久 … [Man'yōgana]
… 庭つ鳥 鶏は鳴く … [Modern spelling]

Over time, certain makura kotoba may become full metonyms to replace the term they originally only alluded to, such as the Old Japanese phrase 庭つ鳥 (niwa tsu tori) or "garden bird" replacing the older term 鶏 (kake) to mean "chicken", as in the modern Japanese term 鶏 (niwatori). An example of such a makura kotoba

...the garden bird, the chicken clucks...

(poetry) a pillow word, an epithet, specifically a poetic device where a certain introductory phrase is commonly used to allude to something else, traditionally used in 和歌 (waka, “traditional Japanese poetry”)


デパート

1996 September 15, Mitsuru Adachi, “帰リ道その２ [The Way Home 2]”, in SHORT(ショート) PROGRAM(プログラム) [SHORT PROGRAM], volume 2 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 271:

There will be a factory over here. And a department store on that vacant lot over there, with an amusement park on the rooftop. My dad told me so.

ここにはでっけえ工場ができんだよ。あっちの空き地はデパート、屋上は遊園地になるんだって父ちゃんいってたぜ。

Koko ni wa dekkē kōjō ga dekin da yo. Atchi no akichi wa depāto, okujō wa yūenchi ni naru n da tte tō-chan itteta ze.

デパートメントストア デパートメントストア#Japanese

Clipping of デパートメントストア (depātomento sutoa, “department store”).


セレーネー

ja-pos

セレーネー • (Serēnē)

(Greek mythology) The goddess of the Moon, Selene.


座敷童

座敷童 (canonical)
zashiki warashi (romanization)

Compound of 座敷 (zashiki, “house; Japanese-style parlor”) + 童 (warashi, “child”).

compound

(Japanese mythology, Tōhoku) a kind of yōkai: a red-faced ghost or apparition of a child haunting an old house, generally not malevolent, and thought to bring good fortune to the house


座敷

A compound of 座 (za, “sitting”) + 敷 (shiki, “spreading, covering”), the stem noun form of verb 敷く (shiku, “to spread or lay out on the floor or ground”).
Japanese houses originally had wood floors, and mats or cushions called 座 (za) would be laid out (敷く (shiku)) for sitting upon. Tatami (畳) flooring did not become common until some time during the Muromachi Period, approximately 1337 to 1573.

座敷芸

an entertainment or other performance at a feast or party

座敷乞食: someone who takes as much food and drink home as possible after being treated to a meal: a mooch

座敷行灯

座敷行灯 ざしきあんどん

a traditional paper-shaded lamp used in a tea room

座敷持

from the mid-Edo Period, a prostitute who has her own room in the red light district

座敷女中

座敷女中 ざしきじょちゅう

a female servant or maid who wait on customers or guests at a restaurant or inn

座敷浄瑠璃: a 浄瑠璃 performance without puppets

座敷天麩羅

座敷天麩羅 ざしきてんぷら

tempura fried up and served fresh in a zashiki room

apparition of a child haunt an old house

座敷能

a Noh performance given in a zashiki room

座敷兵法

座敷兵法 ざしきひょうほう

座敷奉行: a general concierge for a meeting hall

the steward in charge of preparing a daimyō household for a visit by the shōgun

a large group of prostitute dancing in the large zashiki of a high-end brothel

座敷牢

a traditional Japanese padded cell for imprison criminal or the insane

座敷幟: streamer hung in the zashiki room for Children's Day on 5 May

土間: The earthen floor-level at the entrance of traditional Japanese houses

広間: The raised-wooden main floor-level in a traditional Japanese houses

a traditional Japanese-style room with tatami flooring, or in older times, with wood flooring and mats or cushions for sitting upon

such a room used as a parlor to receive guests

by extension from the meaning of entertaining guests:

(euphemistic) used by geisha and other entertainers, meaning a customer or patron

(Noh, archaic) the audience of a Noh performance


刑務所

[ke̞ːmɯ̟ɕo̞]

Appears to be a coinage in Japan as a replacement for the Chinese-derived term 監獄 (kangoku, “prison, jail”). Analyzable as a compound of 刑 (kei, “penance, penalty”) + 務 (mu, “work; something that must be done”) + 所 (sho, “place”).
Attested in the 現代用語辞典 (Gendai Yōgo Jiten, “Modern Term Dictionary”) of 1925.

刑務所に入れる


月貰

[β̞o̞ɾɯ̟se̞]

(real estate) wolse (a lease in the South Korean real estate market in which rent is paid monthly)


須佐之男

ja-pos

須(す)佐(さ)之(の)男(お) or 須佐之男(スサノオ) • (Susanoo) ^(←すさのを (Susanowo)?)

須佐之男 (canonical)
須佐之男 (canonical)
Susanoo (romanization)
Susanowo (romanization)
すさのを (hiragana historical)

Uncertain, with many possible derivations. One of the more compelling explanations is that this is a compound of すさ (susa, “roughness, wildness”, root word unattested in isolation, but found in terms such as 凄まじい (susamajii, “terrible, dreadful”) or 荒む (susamu, “to be wild, to be savage”)) + の (no, possessive particle) + 男 (o, “man”). In this case, 須佐 (Susa) would be ateji (当て字).
Another theory is that this may be a compound of 須佐 (Susa, name of a place in Japan, where the god is supposed to have first touched earth) + の (no, possessive particle) + 男 (o, “man”).

lang

神道の本：八百万の神々がつどう秘教的祭祀の世界

神道の本：八百万の神々がつどう秘教的祭祀の世界

(Shinto, Japanese mythology) Susanoo, the Japanese god of storms


伊邪那岐

ja-pos

伊(い)邪(ざ)那(な)岐(ぎ) or 伊邪那岐(イザナギ) or 伊(い)邪(ざ)那(な)岐(き) or 伊邪那岐(イザナキ) • (Izanagi or Izanaki)

伊邪那岐 (canonical)
伊邪那岐 (canonical)
伊邪那岐 (canonical)
伊邪那岐 (canonical)
Izanagi (romanization)
Izanaki (romanization)

Uncertain. The pronunciation of the name shifted from Izanaki to Izanagi. The older Izanaki is still used as an alternative reading.
Possible etymologies
* Old Japanese いざ (iza, a beckoning interjection or call similar to hey and the root of verb 誘う (izanau, “to beckon, to call; to tempt”)) + な (na, Old Japanese possessive particle, superseded by の (no)) + き (ki, “male”, common element in Japanese male given names)
*: This theory dates to 1798 in the 古事記伝 (Kojiki-den, “Commentaries on the Kojiki”) by Motoori Norinaga, a scholar of ancient Japanese. This etymology would suggest that the name Izanagi meant something like “the (male) caller, the (male) beckoner”, perhaps in reference to Izanagi's calling forth of the islands of Japan from the sea.
* iza as alteration of isa from 功 (isao, “deed, exploit”) + な (na, Old Japanese possessive particle) + き (ki, “male”)
*: This dates to the 1954 book 神代史の新研究 (Jindaishi no Shin Kenkyū, “New Research into the Chronicles of the Age of Gods”) by Kurakichi Shiratori. A possible flaw is that isao derives from older adjectival form isawoshi, and further truncation from isao to isa might seem unlikely. However, isa is found as a root in other words such as 勇める (isameru, “to add power to: to encourage, to urge onwards”) or 鯨, 勇魚 (isana, “whale”, apparently isa “power” + na “fish”).
* izana as alteration of ishana in Buddhist term 伊舎那天 (Ishanaten, the ruler of the sixth heaven of the realm of cravings) + き (ki, “male”)
*: This theory is one of the older ones, dating to a text in 1339 by Kitabatake Chikafusa, the 神皇正統記 (Jinnō Shōtōki, “Chronicles of the Authentic Lineages of the Divine Emperors”). The ishana in Ishanaten is a borrowing from Sanskrit ईशान (īśāna, “lord, ruler”), which is suggestively also used in Sanskrit as an epithet for Vishnu, the Hindu god of creation and existence. A possible flaw is that it may be unlikely to use a borrowed Buddhist term for a native creation god. However, Buddhism arrived in Japan around 552 (possibly even centuries earlier), or at least some 160 years before the first mention of Izanagi, perhaps leaving time for borrowed words to gain acceptance.

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(Japanese mythology) Izanagi, the Japanese creator god, and the father of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi and Susanoo


伊邪那美

ja-pos

伊(い)邪(ざ)那(な)美(み) or 伊邪那美(イザナミ) • (Izanami)

伊邪那美 (canonical)
伊邪那美 (canonical)
Izanami (romanization)

Appears to be of identical derivation as 伊邪那岐 (Izanagi), only replacing the last syllable き (ki, “male”, common element in Japanese male given names) with み (mi, “female”, common element in Japanese female given names). See the 伊邪那岐 entry for further details. The kanji are ateji (当て字).

(Japanese mythology) Izanami, the Japanese creator goddess, wife of Izanagi, and mother of Kagutsuchi


むき

無季: not belonging to any particular season; (poetry) not including any seasonal terms or allusions

無記: (Buddhism, philosophy) indifference, neither bad nor good


ルナ

(Roman mythology) The goddess of the Moon, Luna.


ディアーナ

ディアーナ • (Diāna)


神楽

/kamu kura/ → /kankura/ → /kaŋɡura/ → /kaɡura/
From Old Japanese.
Originally a compound of 神 (kamu, “spirit, god”, combining form) + 座 (kura, “seat”). The kura changes to gura as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
The original compound referred to the place used to call down the 神 (kami, “spirits and gods”) to earth, when a 巫女 (miko, “shrine maiden”) would act as a medium for the kami. Over time, the term came to refer to the music and dance of the ceremony. The use of the 楽 character here is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓), reflecting the change in meaning.

roughly

Kagura Uta: Juggling to Entertain the Gods

also known as Yamada Yama and site of Yamada Jinja

神楽月

alternate name for the eleventh lunar month

神楽坂

a place in the east of Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo

神楽笹: alternate name of 阿亀笹

Shibataea kumasaca, a species of short leafy bamboo

or 唐竹蘭

a species of fairy bell, Disporum cantoniense

red-light district euphemism for hairiness

神楽舎

the roofed stage at a shrine or imperial palace for performing kagura

神楽巫女, 神楽神子

a woman, generally unmarried, who performs kagura

神楽銭

money received in thanks for a kagura performance

神楽草: alternate name for 狐の孫

Justicia procumbens, also known as water willow

神楽太鼓

large taiko drum used in kagura performances

(Shinto) sacred dancing and music performed at Shintō ceremonies, often by miko, to honor Shintō spirits and gods


神楽女

An unmarried woman who serves at a Shintō shrine, helping to receive visitors and performing 神楽 (kagura) dances at ceremonies, among other responsibilities.


蜜月

蜜月 (canonical)
mitsugetsu (romanization)

Compound of 蜜 (mitsu, “honey”) + 月 (getsu, “moon, month”), calque of English honeymoon.
First cited to 1903.

a honeymoon (period of time immediately following a marriage)

新婚旅行

新婚旅行 しんこんりょこう


御籠もり

御籠もり (canonical)
o-komori (romanization)

From 御 (o-, honorific prefix) + 籠もり (komori, “shutting oneself, secluding oneself”).

prefix

(Shinto, Buddhism, polite) a retirement for prayer to a kami or buddha


御籠もり

御籠もりする (canonical)
o-komori suru (romanization)
御籠もりし (stem)
御籠もりした (past)

(Shinto, Buddhism, polite) to retire and pray


カジノ

From French casino, from Italian casino.


旦那

Daijirin
Daijisen#Online_search_engines
Husband
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Patronage
ja:旦那

From Middle Chinese 旦那 (MC tanH na), 檀那 (MC dan na), both used as transliterations of Sanskrit दान (dā́na, “generosity, giving, donating”). Ultimately cognate with English donate and donor, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₃nom.
Attested in Japanese sinophone sources since at least the 1000s and in vernacular Japanese sources since at least 1287.

旦那芸

an art or cultural pursuit studied by someone who is well-to-do as a means of passing the time

旦那寺

a Buddhist temple supported by a household that has convert to Buddhism

to find a patron → generally refers to a geisha

other female finding a male to look after their needs

danna no ikkibataraki wa oni mo kanawanu

not even the devil can match the master for getting down to hard work

旦那の一気働きは鬼も叶わぬ: → someone who rarely has to get involved in actual work will work very hard when they have to roll up their sleeves and do it themselves

fights between masters start from the guardsmen

旦那の喧嘩は槍持ちから: → disputes between the powerful often arise from minor disputes among their employees

followers: petty foibles can lead to big battles

旦那の好きな赤烏帽子: → 烏帽子 are traditionally black

so a red eboshi indicates someone willing to go against tradition: no matter how strange

(better) in front of a pot than in front of a master

旦那の前より釜の前: → it is better to be one's own master

five hundred for me" → people generally think of their own benefit more than the benefit of their masters

पारमिता पारमिता#Sanskrit

(Buddhism) generosity as one of the Buddhist perfections (पारमिता (pāramitā))

(Buddhism) a donation of money, goods, or service to monks or a temple

(Buddhism) a person who makes such a donation: a patron


うわん

うわん (canonical)
ウワン (canonical)
uwan (romanization)

Onomatopoeia for the sound of the wail or shout purportedly made by the spirit.


法施

法施 (canonical)
法施 (canonical)
hōse (romanization)
hosse (romanization)

(Buddhism) a type of 旦那 (danna, “dāna, Buddhist donations and charity work”): preaching about Buddhism


ほっせ

法施: (Buddhism) a type of 旦那 (danna, “dāna, Buddhist donations and charity work”): preaching about Buddhism; reading or chanting the sutras aloud


伊弉冉尊

ja-pos

伊(い)弉(ざ)冉(な)尊(み) or 伊弉冉尊(イザナミ) • (Izanami)

伊弉冉尊 (canonical)
伊弉冉尊 (canonical)
Izanami (romanization)

(Shinto) Izanami, the Japanese creator goddess; the wife of Izanagi.


伊邪那美命

伊邪那美命(いざなみ) or 伊邪那美命(イザナミ) • (Izanami)

伊邪那美命 (canonical)
伊邪那美命 (canonical)
Izanami (romanization)

(Shinto): Izanami, the Japanese creator goddess; the wife of Izanagi.


木花開耶姫

木花開耶姫(このはなのさくやひめ) or 木花開耶姫(このはなのさくやびめ) • (Konohananosakuya-Hime or Konohananosakuya-Bime)

木花開耶姫 (canonical)
木花開耶姫 (canonical)
Konohananosakuya-Hime (romanization)
Konohananosakuya-Bime (romanization)

From Old Japanese. Mentioned in the Kojiki of 712 and the Nihon Shoki of 720.
Compound of 木 (ko, “tree”, ancient combining form) + の (no, possessive particle) + 花 (hana, “flower”) + 咲く (saku, “to bloom”) + や (ya, unclear, possibly the ya used to form classical -na adjectives referring to the perception of a state) + 姫 (hime, “princess”).
Also encountered with a shifted reading, wherein the hime changes to bime as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

compound

(Shinto, Japanese mythology) the goddess of Mount Fuji, the blossom-princess and symbol of delicate earthly life

Kojiki
Konohanasakuya-hime
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Nihon Shoki
ja:木花開耶姫


毘沙門

[bʲiɕa̠mõ̞ɴ]

(Shinto) Bishamonten, Japanese name for the Hindu god Vaiśravaṇa

大黒

the god of wealth, commerce and trade. Ebisu and Daikoku are often paired and represented as carvings or masks on the walls of small retail shops.

恵比須

god of fishers or merchants, often depicted carrying a sea bream.

布袋

the fat and happy god of abundance and good health.

弁才天

The Japanese name for the Hindu goddess Saraswati. The goddess of knowledge, art, beauty, music, language, wisdom, poetry and rivers.

吉祥天

the goddess of happiness, charm and beauty, of fertility, nature, and of human creativity, and the patronesses of joy, amusement and festivities.


大黒

(Shinto) Daikokuten, Japanese name for the Hindu god Mahākāla


寿老人

(Shinto) Jurōjin, Japanese god of longevity


布袋

(Shinto) Hotei, Budai, the fat and happy god of abundance and good health

弁財天: the Japanese name for the Hindu goddess Saraswati

吉祥天

the goddess of happiness, charm and beauty, of fertility, nature, and of human creativity, and the patronesses of joy, amusement and festivities

毘沙門天

毘沙門天 びしゃもんてん

大黒, 大黒天

the god of wealth, commerce and trade. Ebisu and Daikoku are often paired and represented as carvings or masks on the walls of small retail shops


恵比須

ja-pos

恵(え)比(び)須(す) or 恵比須(ゑびす) • (Ebisu) ^(←えびす (Ebisu)?)

恵比須 (canonical)
恵比須 (canonical)
Ebisu (romanization)
えびす (hiragana historical)

(Shinto, Japanese mythology) Ebisu, the Japanese god of fishermen, commerce and merchants, and workingmen, as well as the guardian of the health and well-being of small children

福禄寿

the god of happiness, wealth and longevity

毘沙門, 毘沙門天

毘沙門天 びしゃもんてん

布袋

the fat and happy god of abundance and good health

弁才天

Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, art, beauty, music, language, wisdom, poetry and rivers

地蔵

bodhisattva who looks over children and travelers


ガールズラブ

→ English: girls' love, GL

→ Chinese: GL

[ɡa̠ːɾɯ̟zɨɾa̠bɯ̟]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from girls + love


ほうしょう

ja-noun

ほうしょう • (hōshō)

報障: (Buddhism) one of the "Three Obstacles" in Buddhist thought: the obstacle of retribution, caused by negative karmic effects

ほっしょう ほっしょう#Japanese

法性: (usually read ほっしょう (hosshō)) (Buddhism) the essence or inherent nature of reality

法相: alternate for 法務大臣 (Hōmu Daijin): the Minister of Justice; (Buddhism) one's awareness or consciousness of reality

鳳笙: (music) an epithet for 笙 (shō, “the sho, a musical instrument”)


うばい

優婆夷: (Buddhism) an upāsikā, or a woman who is a devout lay practitioner of Buddhism (see the “Upāsaka and Upāsikā” article on Wikipedia)


絵の具

paints, coloring material (of an artist)


ロッカー

ロッカー • (rokkā)

a rocker (musician who plays rock music)


吊り橋

吊り橋 (canonical)
tsuribashi (romanization)

Compound of 吊り (tsuri, “hanging”) + 橋 (hashi, “bridge”).


甲板

(architecture) long boards placed along the ridge of the roof in order to support the beams that decorate the roof of a shrine


焚く

ja-verb

焚(た)く • (taku) transitive godan (stem 焚(た)き (taki), past 焚(た)いた (taita))

焚く (canonical)
taku (romanization)
焚き (stem)
焚いた (past)
焚か
たか
taka
焚き
たき
taki
焚く
たく
taku
焚け
たけ
take
焚かれる (passive)
たかれる (passive)
takareru (passive)
焚かせる (causative)
焚かす (causative)
たかせる (causative)
たかす (causative)
takaseru (causative)
takasu (causative)
焚ける (potential)
たける (potential)
takeru (potential)
焚こう (volitional)
たこう (volitional)
takō (volitional)
焚かない (negative)
たかない (negative)
takanai (negative)
焚かず (continuative negative)
たかず (continuative negative)
takazu (continuative negative)
焚きます (formal)
たきます (formal)
takimasu (formal)
焚いた (perfective)
たいた (perfective)
taita (perfective)
焚いて (conjunctive)
たいて (conjunctive)
taite (conjunctive)
焚けば (conditional hypothetical)
たけば (conditional hypothetical)
takeba (conditional hypothetical)

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.

フラッシュを焚く


曼荼羅

Ultimately from Sanskrit मण्डल (maṇḍala, literally “circle”). The kanji is ateji (当て字), from Chinese 曼荼羅 /曼荼罗 (màntúluó).


祓魔

[ɸɯ̟t͡sɨma̠]

Unknown. Probably coined in Japan of Sinitic elements, as a compound of 祓 (futsu, “cleanse, remove evil”) + 魔 (ma, “devil, demon”).


祓魔

祓魔する (canonical)
futsuma suru (romanization)
祓魔し (stem)
祓魔した (past)
祓魔し
ふつまし
futsuma shi
祓魔する
ふつまする
futsuma suru
祓魔すれ
ふつますれ
futsuma sure
祓魔せよ (imperative literary)
祓魔しろ (colloquial imperative)
ふつませよ (imperative literary)
ふつましろ (colloquial imperative)
futsuma seyo (imperative literary)
futsuma shiro (colloquial imperative)
祓魔される (passive)
ふつまされる (passive)
futsuma sareru (passive)
祓魔させる (causative)
祓魔さす (causative)
ふつまさせる (causative)
ふつまさす (causative)
futsuma saseru (causative)
futsuma sasu (causative)
祓魔できる (potential)
ふつまできる (potential)
futsuma dekiru (potential)
祓魔しよう (volitional)
ふつましよう (volitional)
futsuma shiyō (volitional)
祓魔しない (negative)
ふつましない (negative)
futsuma shinai (negative)
祓魔せず (continuative negative)
ふつませず (continuative negative)
futsuma sezu (continuative negative)
祓魔します (formal)
ふつまします (formal)
futsuma shimasu (formal)
祓魔した (perfective)
ふつました (perfective)
futsuma shita (perfective)
祓魔して (conjunctive)
ふつまして (conjunctive)
futsuma shite (conjunctive)
祓魔すれば (conditional hypothetical)
ふつますれば (conditional hypothetical)
futsuma sureba (conditional hypothetical)

[ɸɯ̟t͡sɨma̠]


ドーム

ja-noun

ドーム • (dōmu)

ja:ドーム (曖昧さ回避)


ロ短調

Compound of ロ (ro, “ti, si, musical note”) + 短調 (tanchō, “minor key”)


祓魔師

祓魔師 (canonical)
futsumashi (romanization)

[ɸɯ̟t͡sɨma̠ɕi]

Compound of 祓魔 (futsuma, “exorcism”) + 師 (shi, “master, practitioner”).


研究室

ja-noun

研(けん)究(きゅう)室(しつ) • (kenkyūshitsu) ^(←けんきうしつ (kenkiusitu)?)

研究室 (canonical)
kenkyūshitsu (romanization)
kenkiusitu (romanization)
けんきうしつ (hiragana historical)

[kẽ̞ŋʲkʲɨːɕi̥t͡sɨ]

From 研究 (kenkyū, “research”) + 室 (-shitsu, “room”).


第九

From 第 (dai-, ordinal marker) + 九 (ku, “nine”).

prefix

(music, colloquial) Clipping of 交響曲第九番ニ短調 (Kōkyōkyoku Daikuban Ni-tanchō): Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in D minor


塵芥

塵芥 (canonical)
chiriakuta (romanization)

Superficially comprising 塵(ちり) (chiri, “dust”) + あくた (akuta, “something rotten; rubbish”). Attested at least from the 12th century.


クロークルーム

ja-noun

クロークルーム • (kurōkurūmu)


ジョーク

ジョーク • (jōku)

1995, “TOMORROW”, 岡本真夜, 真名杏樹 (lyrics), performed by 岡本真夜:

あわててジョークにしても その笑顔が悲しい

awatete jōku ni shite mo sono egao ga kanashii

Even if you frantically try to pass it off as a joke, your smile is sad


あなぐら

anagura (romanization)
あなぐら (hiragana historical)

[a̠na̠ɡɯ̟ɾa̠]

From 穴(あな) (ana) + 蔵(くら) (kura). The kura changes to gura as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


水辺

1960, Kaneko Kinjirō, “Ryōki renga ron ni okeru ‘te ni wo ha’ no igi [Significance of grammatical particles in ryōki literary theory]”, in Kokubungaku kō, page 337:

Division by meaning. (This can be seen in the division of lyrics into yamarui [mountain words], suihen [water words] of constitution or use, or shiki [four seasons] and so on.)

意味の両。（山類・水辺、体・用、四季などの詞の分類に見られることき。）

Imi no ryō. (Yamarui suihen, karada yō, shiki nado no shi no bunrui ni mirareru koto ki.)

(poetry, haiku, renga) a word or phrase related to water


服役

服役する (canonical)
fukueki suru (romanization)
服役し (stem)
服役した (past)
服役し
ふくえきし
fukueki shi
服役する
ふくえきする
fukueki suru
服役すれ
ふくえきすれ
fukueki sure
服役せよ (imperative literary)
服役しろ (colloquial imperative)
ふくえきせよ (imperative literary)
ふくえきしろ (colloquial imperative)
fukueki seyo (imperative literary)
fukueki shiro (colloquial imperative)
服役される (passive)
ふくえきされる (passive)
fukueki sareru (passive)
服役させる (causative)
服役さす (causative)
ふくえきさせる (causative)
ふくえきさす (causative)
fukueki saseru (causative)
fukueki sasu (causative)
服役できる (potential)
ふくえきできる (potential)
fukueki dekiru (potential)
服役しよう (volitional)
ふくえきしよう (volitional)
fukueki shiyō (volitional)
服役しない (negative)
ふくえきしない (negative)
fukueki shinai (negative)
服役せず (continuative negative)
ふくえきせず (continuative negative)
fukueki sezu (continuative negative)
服役します (formal)
ふくえきします (formal)
fukueki shimasu (formal)
服役した (perfective)
ふくえきした (perfective)
fukueki shita (perfective)
服役して (conjunctive)
ふくえきして (conjunctive)
fukueki shite (conjunctive)
服役すれば (conditional hypothetical)
ふくえきすれば (conditional hypothetical)
fukueki sureba (conditional hypothetical)

[ɸɯ̟̊kɯ̟e̞kʲi]

2023 December 7, “ペルーのフジモリ元大統領 収監先の刑務所から釈放 [Former Peruvian President Fujimori released from prison]”, in NHK:

On the 6th day [of December], former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who was the first Japanese person to become president of the South American country and who had been serving his sentence after being convicted, was released from prison.

南米のペルーで日系人として初めて大統領に就任し、有罪判決を受けて服役していた、アルベルト・フジモリ元大統領が 6 日、収監先の刑務所から釈放されました。

Nanbei no perū de nikkeijin toshite hajimete daitōryō ni shūninshi , yūzai hanketsu o ukete fukuekishite ita , aruberuto fujimori moto daitōryō ga 6 nichi , shūkan saki no keimusho kara shakuhō saremashita .


三日月

From Old Japanese.
Compound of 三日 (mika, “third day of a lunar month”) + 月 (tsuki, “moon”). The tsuki changes to zuki as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


ゴールイン

ゴールインする (canonical)
gōru in suru (romanization)
ゴールインし (stem)
ゴールインした (past)

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from goal + in


魍魎

ja-noun

魍(もう)魎(りょう) • (mōryō) ^(←まうりやう (mauryau)?)

魍魎 (canonical)
mōryō (romanization)
mauryau (romanization)
まうりやう (hiragana historical)

demons and monsters, especially those of the sea or rivers


ディスクジョッキー

[dʲisɨ̥kɯ̟ d͡ʑo̞k̚ʲkʲiː]

Daijisen
Kōjien
Shinmura Izuru
ja:ディスクジョッキー
ja:松村明


スーツアクター

スーツアクター • (sūtsu akutā)

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from suit + actor


アイキャッチ

→ English: eyecatch

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from eye + catch

a short clip played before or after commercials


前号

[d͡zẽ̞ŋɡo̞ː]


内人

(Shinto) a priest ranked below 禰宜(ねぎ) (negi, “second priest”) and 神主(かんぬし) (kannushi, “chief priest”) in a Shinto shrine


ライブ

私達のライブにご来場いただきありがとうございました！

Watashi-tachi no raibu ni go-raijō itadaki arigatō gozaimashita!

Thank you all so much for coming to our show!

ライブ盤


落丁

ja-noun

落(らく)丁(ちょう) • (rakuchō) ^(←らくちやう (rakutyau)?)

落丁 (canonical)
rakuchō (romanization)
rakutyau (romanization)
らくちやう (hiragana historical)

[ɾa̠kɯ̟t͡ɕo̞ː]


ふりつけ

furitsuke (romanization)
furituke (romanization)
ふりつけ (hiragana historical)

[ɸɯ̟ɾʲit͡sɨke̞]


釘付け

釘付けする (canonical)
kugizuke suru (romanization)
釘付けし (stem)
釘付けした (past)
釘付けし
くぎづけし
kugizuke shi
釘付けする
くぎづけする
kugizuke suru
釘付けすれ
くぎづけすれ
kugizuke sure
釘付けせよ (imperative literary)
釘付けしろ (colloquial imperative)
くぎづけせよ (imperative literary)
くぎづけしろ (colloquial imperative)
kugizuke seyo (imperative literary)
kugizuke shiro (colloquial imperative)
釘付けされる (passive)
くぎづけされる (passive)
kugizuke sareru (passive)
釘付けさせる (causative)
釘付けさす (causative)
くぎづけさせる (causative)
くぎづけさす (causative)
kugizuke saseru (causative)
kugizuke sasu (causative)
釘付けできる (potential)
くぎづけできる (potential)
kugizuke dekiru (potential)
釘付けしよう (volitional)
くぎづけしよう (volitional)
kugizuke shiyō (volitional)
釘付けしない (negative)
くぎづけしない (negative)
kugizuke shinai (negative)
釘付けせず (continuative negative)
くぎづけせず (continuative negative)
kugizuke sezu (continuative negative)
釘付けします (formal)
くぎづけします (formal)
kugizuke shimasu (formal)
釘付けした (perfective)
くぎづけした (perfective)
kugizuke shita (perfective)
釘付けして (conjunctive)
くぎづけして (conjunctive)
kugizuke shite (conjunctive)
釘付けすれば (conditional hypothetical)
くぎづけすれば (conditional hypothetical)
kugizuke sureba (conditional hypothetical)


森羅万象

森(しん)羅(ら)万(ばん)象(しょう) or 森羅万象(しんらばんぞう) or 森羅万象(しんらまんぞう) • (shinra banshō or shinra banzō or shinra manzō) ^(←しんらばんしやう (sinrabansyau) or しんらばんざう (sinrabanzau) or しんらまんざう (sinramanzau)?)

森羅万象 (canonical)
森羅万象 (canonical)
森羅万象 (canonical)
shinra banshō (romanization)
shinra banzō (romanization)
shinra manzō (romanization)
sinrabansyau (romanization)
sinrabanzau (romanization)
sinramanzau (romanization)
しんらばんしやう (hiragana historical)
しんらばんざう (hiragana historical)
しんらまんざう (hiragana historical)

[ɕĩn̺ɾa̠ bã̠ɰ̃ɕo̞ː]

Borrowing from Middle Chinese 森羅萬象 (MC srim la mjonH zjangX), can be interpreted as a compound of 森羅 (shinra, “all-covering forest → everything above ground”) + 万象 (banshō, banzō, manzō, “ten thousand/myriads of things → everything”).

com

(idiomatic, especially in Buddhism) all things existing in the universe


縁側

[ẽ̞ŋɡa̠β̞a̠]

(architecture) open-air veranda, balcony, porch


安息日

安息日 (canonical)
ansokunichi (romanization)

[ã̠ɰ̃so̞kɯ̟ɲ̟it͡ɕi]

Compound of 安息 (ansoku, “rest”) + 日 (nichi, “day”).
First cited to 1867.


安息日

[ã̠ɰ̃so̞kɯ̟bʲi]

Compound of 安息 (ansoku, “rest”) + 日 (hi, “day”). The hi changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
First cited to the 日本百科大辞典 (Nippon Hyakka Dai Jiten, “Big Encyclopedia of Japan”), published 1908–1919.


安息日

安息日 (canonical)
ansokujitsu (romanization)

[ã̠ɰ̃so̞kɯ̟ʑit͡sɨ]

Compound of 安息 (ansoku, “rest”) + 日 (jitsu, “day”).
First cited to 1892.


ガーゴイル

[ɡa̠ːɡo̞iɾɯ̟]

Daijisen#Online_search_engines
Kōjien
Shinmura Izuru
ja:ガーゴイル


懺悔

懺悔 (canonical)
懺悔 (canonical)
sange (romanization)
senge (romanization)


懺悔

懺悔する (canonical)
懺悔する (canonical)
sange suru (romanization)
senge suru (romanization)
懺悔し (stem)
懺悔した (past)
懺悔する (canonical)
zange suru (romanization)
懺悔し (stem)
懺悔した (past)
懺悔し
さんげし
sange shi
懺悔する
さんげする
sange suru
懺悔すれ
さんげすれ
sange sure
懺悔せよ (imperative literary)
懺悔しろ (colloquial imperative)
さんげせよ (imperative literary)
さんげしろ (colloquial imperative)
sange seyo (imperative literary)
sange shiro (colloquial imperative)
懺悔される (passive)
さんげされる (passive)
sange sareru (passive)
懺悔させる (causative)
懺悔さす (causative)
さんげさせる (causative)
さんげさす (causative)
sange saseru (causative)
sange sasu (causative)
懺悔できる (potential)
さんげできる (potential)
sange dekiru (potential)
懺悔しよう (volitional)
さんげしよう (volitional)
sange shiyō (volitional)
懺悔しない (negative)
さんげしない (negative)
sange shinai (negative)
懺悔せず (continuative negative)
さんげせず (continuative negative)
sange sezu (continuative negative)
懺悔します (formal)
さんげします (formal)
sange shimasu (formal)
懺悔した (perfective)
さんげした (perfective)
sange shita (perfective)
懺悔して (conjunctive)
さんげして (conjunctive)
sange shite (conjunctive)
懺悔すれば (conditional hypothetical)
さんげすれば (conditional hypothetical)
sange sureba (conditional hypothetical)


口髭

[kɯ̟t͡ɕiçiɡe̞]

From 口(くち) (kuchi, “mouth”) + 髭(ひげ) (hige, “moustache”).


別天津神

ja-noun

別(こと)天(あま)津(つ)神(かみ) • (koto ama tsu kami)

別天津神 (canonical)
koto ama tsu kami (romanization)

Compound of 異 (koto, “different, separate”) + 天 (ama, “heaven”, ancient compounding reading) + つ (tsu, ancient possessive particle) + 神 (kami, “god, spirit”).
The use of 別 to spell koto is an example of semantic jukujikun (熟字訓). The use of 津 to spell the particle tsu is an example of phonetic ateji (当て字).

compound

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) the collective name for the five gods that came into existence at the time of the creation of the universe


平調子

ja-noun

平(ひら)調(ぢょう)子(し) • (hirajōshi) ^(←ひらでうし (firadeusi)?)

平調子 (canonical)
hirajōshi (romanization)
firadeusi (romanization)
ひらでうし (hiragana historical)

[çiɾa̠ʑo̞ːɕi]

Compound of 平(ひら) (hira, “common”) + 調子(ちょうし) (chōshi, “pitch, tuning”). The chōshi changes to jōshi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

ja-compound

(music) the most common method of tuning the koto, often known as Yatsuhashi Kengyō's way


キョンシー

From Cantonese 殭屍 /僵尸 (goeng¹ si¹), imported via Hong Kong cinema.

2002 May 16, “達(たつ)人(じん)キョンシー [Master Jiangshi]”, in 新たなる支配者 [A New Dominator], Konami:

A jiangshi wandering in pursuit of a strong opponent. They say he was known as the master of all martial arts.

強い相手を求めさまよっているキョンシー。かつてはあらゆる武術の達人として知られていたらしい。

Tsuyoi aite o motome samayotte iru kyonshī. Katsute wa arayuru bujutsu no tatsujin to shite shirarete ita rashii.


ゾロアスター教

ゾロアスター教 (canonical)
Zoroasutā-kyō (romanization)


ズームレンズ

zoom lens (lens whose focal length can be rapidly changed)


キッパー

ja-noun

キッパー • (kippā)

Probably a borrowing from Hebrew כִּפָּה or כיפה (kipá, “kippah, yarmulke, skullcap”), possibly by way of English kippah.

bor

Hebrew כִּפָּה

a kippa: a skullcap worn by religious Jewish males


ユーチューブ

ja-pos

ユーチューブ • (Yūchūbu)

[jɯ̟ːt͡ɕɨːbɯ̟]


悪役

a villain (bad person in a stage or screen play)


処女宮

処(しょ)女(じょ)宮(きゅう) • (Shojokyū) ^(←しよぢよきゆう (Syodyokyuu)?)

処女宮 (canonical)
Shojokyū (romanization)
Syodyokyuu (romanization)
しよぢよきゆう (hiragana historical)

[ɕo̞ʑo̞kʲɨː]

処女 (shojo, “virgin”) + 宮 (-kyū, “astrological sign”)


内蔵

内蔵する (canonical)
naizō suru (romanization)
naizau (romanization)
内蔵し (stem)
内蔵した (past)
内蔵し
ないぞうし
naizō shi
内蔵する
ないぞうする
naizō suru
内蔵すれ
ないぞうすれ
naizō sure
内蔵せよ (imperative literary)
内蔵しろ (colloquial imperative)
ないぞうせよ (imperative literary)
ないぞうしろ (colloquial imperative)
naizō seyo (imperative literary)
naizō shiro (colloquial imperative)
内蔵される (passive)
ないぞうされる (passive)
naizō sareru (passive)
内蔵させる (causative)
内蔵さす (causative)
ないぞうさせる (causative)
ないぞうさす (causative)
naizō saseru (causative)
naizō sasu (causative)
内蔵できる (potential)
ないぞうできる (potential)
naizō dekiru (potential)
内蔵しよう (volitional)
ないぞうしよう (volitional)
naizō shiyō (volitional)
内蔵しない (negative)
ないぞうしない (negative)
naizō shinai (negative)
内蔵せず (continuative negative)
ないぞうせず (continuative negative)
naizō sezu (continuative negative)
内蔵します (formal)
ないぞうします (formal)
naizō shimasu (formal)
内蔵した (perfective)
ないぞうした (perfective)
naizō shita (perfective)
内蔵して (conjunctive)
ないぞうして (conjunctive)
naizō shite (conjunctive)
内蔵すれば (conditional hypothetical)
ないぞうすれば (conditional hypothetical)
naizō sureba (conditional hypothetical)

１３インチ以上のテレビに内蔵された。

Jūsan inchi ijō no terebi ni naizō sareta.

It was built in to all TVs of 13 inches and larger.

to have something built in; to come with


チアガール

[t͡ɕia̠ɡa̠ːɾɯ̟]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from cheer + girl.

pseudo-loan

a female cheerleader (person who encourages applause)


ダイニングキッチン

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from dining + kitchen, where "dining" is an abbreviation of dining room.


腐女子

→ English: fujoshi, fujo

zh-l

腐女子 (fǔnǚzǐ)

→ Chinese: 腐女 (fǔnǚ), 腐女子 (fǔnǚzǐ)

→ Vietnamese: hủ nữ (腐女)

Korean: 부녀자(腐女子) (bunyeoja)

腐 (fu, “rotten”) + 女子 (joshi, “woman”), a pun on homophonous 婦女子 (fujoshi, “women”).

(slang) A girl/woman who likes homosexual male relationships, a female who enjoys observing relations between gay men/boys. A female shipper.

(slang, derogatory, by extension) A female who is a fan of manga and/or anime.


ガブリエル

ja:ガブリエル
ja:ガブリエル (曖昧さ回避)

[ɡa̠bɯ̟ɾʲie̞ɾɯ̟]

A transliteration of the Latin male given name Gabriel or any of its variants in the European languages.

(Judaism, Christianity, Islam, biblical) Gabriel


キャバレー

From English cabaret, from French cabaret. Most dictionaries list it as derived solely from French, although キャ (kya) is more likely to be a transcription of the English sequence /kæ/ (as in キャプテン (kyaputen, “captain”), キャラクター (kyarakutā, “character”), etc.), which is not present in French.

(now especially) An establishment in which hostesses serve drinks to and talk with clients in exchange for payment


へのへのもへじ

From the hiragana characters used to draw it.
The first two he are the eyebrows, the two no are the eyes, the mo is a nose, and the last he is the mouth. The outline of the face is made by the character shi, with the ear formed by the two short strokes of the dakuten (a diacritic indicating a voiced sound, here turning shi into ji).

2004, 古野宣雄 [Nobuo Furuno], 影, →ISBN, page 151:

「家の近くにあった畑の棚にカボチャがなっていて、小さいうちに、へのへのもへじを書いておくと、大きくなった時、大きな傷になっていて、誰が付けたかすぐ解ってしまって、困ったことあったよネ—」

“Ie no chikaku ni atta hatake no tana ni kabocha ga natteite, chīsai uchi ni, henohenomoheji o kaiteoku to, ōkiku natta toki, ōki na kizu ni natteite, dare ga tsuketa ka sugu wakatteshimatte, komatta koto atta yo ne—”

a face drawn using the hiragana characters へ (he), の (no), も (mo), and じ (ji)


屠畜場

ja-noun

屠(と)畜(ちく)場(じょう) • (tochikujō) ^(←とちくぢやう (totikudyau)?)

屠畜場 (canonical)
tochikujō (romanization)
totikudyau (romanization)
とちくぢやう (hiragana historical)

[to̞t͡ɕikɯ̟ʑo̞ː]


黒暗

From Middle Chinese 黑暗 (MC xok 'omH, “black darkness”). Compare modern Mandarin 黑暗 (hēi'àn).

(Buddhism) a complete lack of virtue or wisdom


破門

expulsion of a member from a Buddhist monkhood, a performing arts group, or a yakuza group.


ルート

ルート • (rūto)

a route
(video games, storytelling) storyline


ルート

ルート • (rūto)


へのへのもへ

From the hiragana characters used to draw it.

も、顔の部分だけ皮を削って、「へのへのもへ」のような簡単な顔を描くだけなのですが……。

2008, 久保田裕道, 「日本の神さま」おもしろ小事典: 氏神、道祖神から狛犬、ナマハゲまで, PHP研究所, →ISBN, page 28:

a face drawn using the hiragana characters he (へ), no (の), he (へ), no (の), mo (も), and he (へ)


屋根裏

From 屋根(やね) (yane, “roof”) + 裏(うら) (ura, “bottom”).

ja-compound

1999 May 25, “屋(や)根(ね)裏(うら)の物(もの)の怪(け) [Attic Specter]”, in BOOSTER 2, Konami:

A specter that might be lurking in just about any attic. It does not mean any harm, though.

どの家の屋根裏にも潜んでいるもののけ。特にわるさはしない。

Dono ie no yaneura ni mo hisondeiru mono no ke. Toku ni warusa wa shinai.


学園

ja-noun

学(がく)園(えん) • (gakuen) ^(←がくゑん (gakwen)?)

学園 (canonical)
gakuen (romanization)
gakwen (romanization)
がくゑん (hiragana historical)


汎神論

汎神論 (canonical)
hanshinron (romanization)

[hã̠ɰ̃ɕĩn̺ɾõ̞ɴ]

Compound of 汎 (han, “pan-”, direct calque from English) + 神 (shin, “god, deity”) + 論 (ron, “-ism, theory, position”), a calque of English pantheism.


プランパー

リッププランパー リッププランパー#Japanese

(cosmetics) Ellipsis of リッププランパー (rippu puranpā, “lip plumper”).


アニソン

→ English: anisong

人気のアニソンといえば「only my railgun」でしょう。

Ninki no anison to ieba “onrī mai rērugan” deshō.

"only my railgun" is probably a quintessential popular anime song.


だいもん

ダイモーン ダイモーン#Japanese

ダイモン: alternate for ダイモーン (daimōn): (Greek mythology) a daimon; a tutelary spirit that guides a person; a genius


マニキュア

Daijisen
Kōjien
Shinmura Izuru
ja:マニキュア
ja:松村明

マニキュアを塗る

水溶性マニキュア


修道院長

ja-noun

修(しゅう)道(どう)院(いん)長(ちょう) • (shūdōinchō) ^(←しうだうゐんちやう (siudauwintyau)?)

修道院長 (canonical)
shūdōinchō (romanization)
siudauwintyau (romanization)
しうだうゐんちやう (hiragana historical)

abbot, abbess (superior or head of an abbey or monastery)


使徒行伝

使徒行伝 (canonical)
Shitogyōden (romanization)

[ɕito̞ɡʲo̞ːdẽ̞ɴ]


アダム

1987 March 20 [1987 February 20], Fujiko Fujio, “神(かみ)さまごっこ [God Simulator]”, in カンビュセスの籤(くじ) [Cambyses’s Drawing] (藤子不二雄 ＳＦ全短編; 1), 2nd edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Chuokoronsha, →ISBN, 第一章, page 143:

I’ll call you two Adam and Eve. I’m the one who created you. Feel free to enjoy your lives here in Paradise. One thing, though. You must not eat fruit from this tree. This is the fruit of wisdom. Hey, are you listening to what I'm saying?

きみたちをアダムとイブと名づける ぼくがきみたちをこさえたんだからね この楽園で自由に楽しくくらしなさい ひとつだけ注意しておく この木の実だけは絶対に食べてはいけない これは知恵の木の実といって おいこら聞いてるのか

Kimi-tachi o Adamu to Ibu to nazukeru Boku ga kimi-tachi o kosaeta n da kara ne Kono rakuen de jiyū ni tanoshiku kurashinasai Hitotsu dake chūi shite oku Kono ki no mi dake wa zettai ni tabete wa ikenai Kore wa chie no ki no mi to itte Oi kora kiiteru no ka


アイオロス

(Greek mythology) Aeolus (character in Greek mythology)


煉瓦

煉瓦 (canonical)
renga (romanization)
rengwa (romanization)
れんぐわ (hiragana historical)

拱用煉瓦

拱用煉瓦 きょうようれんが

空洞煉瓦

空洞煉瓦 くうどうれんが

木骨煉瓦造

木骨煉瓦造 もっこつれんがぞう


和風

和風ロック

(art) "Japanese-style": with central elements modeled on traditional Japanese culture (dress, instruments, etc.)


白羊宮

ja-pos

白(はく)羊(よう)宮(きゅう) • (Hakuyōkyū) ^(←はくやうきゆう (Fakuyaukyuu)?)

白羊宮 (canonical)
Hakuyōkyū (romanization)
Fakuyaukyuu (romanization)
はくやうきゆう (hiragana historical)

[ha̠kɯ̟jo̞ːkʲɨː]

白羊 (hakuyō, “white sheep”) + 宮 (-kyū, “astrological sign”)


にじこん

二次コン: (anime, manga) The feeling or opinion that two-dimensional anime or manga characters are more attractive (visually, physically or emotionally) than real-life people.


エンドカード

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from end + card

pseudo-loan

a still image shown for around five seconds at the end of an anime airing, appearing after the ending credits and next episode preview


アンソロジー

[ã̠ɰ̃so̞ɾo̞ʑiː]

(manga, specifically) official fan work collection


黙示録

黙示録 (canonical)
Mokushiroku (romanization)

[mo̞kɯ̟̊ɕiɾo̞kɯ̟]

黙示(もくし) (mokushi, “apocalypse”) + 録(ろく) (-roku, “record”).
First attested in 1898.


バグパイプ

From English bagpipe (attributive of bagpipes).

bor

attributive of <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">bagpipes</i>


楽団

[ɡa̠kɯ̟dã̠ɴ]


弾幕

[dã̠mːa̠kɯ̟]

The third sense developed as a comparison between the bullet fire of "bullet hell" video games and the presentation of comments on Niconico Video.

google

(neologism) danmaku (type of heavy bullet fire featured in bullet hell video games)


シャープ

ja-noun

シャープ • (shāpu)

ja:シャープ
ja:シャープ (記号)

(music) a sharp (sign for a sharp note on the staff)


ライン

Borrowed from Korean 라인 (rain, “members with a shared characteristic”), from English line.

bor+

(South Korean idol fandom) line (group of people born in a certain year; liners)


白黒テレビ

白黒テレビ (canonical)
shirokuro terebi (romanization)

[ɕiɾo̞kɯ̟ɾo̞te̞ɾe̞bʲi]

From 白黒(しろくろ) (shirokuro, “black-and-white”) + テレビ (terebi, “TV”).

ja-compound

black-and-white television
black-and-white television

black-and-white television (a monochrome system of transmitting and receiving television signals)

black-and-white television (a television set that displays only monochrome images)


バラモン

[ba̠ɾa̠mõ̞ɴ]

Perhaps from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) via Chinese 婆羅門 /婆罗门 (póluómén).


舞台裏

[bɯ̟ta̠iɯ̟ɾa̠]

From 舞(ぶ)台(たい) (butai, “stage”) + 裏(うら) (ura, “back”).

(theater) the backstage (behind the stage)


ビデ

a bidet that only cleans a woman's genitals, or such a function on a general-purpose bidet (this term has a more narrow meaning than "bidet" in English)


バッキンガム宮殿

ja-pos

バッキンガム きゅうでん

バッキンガム宮殿 (canonical)
Bakkingamu Kyūden (romanization)

[ba̠k̚ʲkʲĩŋɡa̠mɯ̟ kʲɨːdẽ̞ɴ]

バッキンガム (“Buckingham”) + 宮殿 (“palace”), calque of British English Buckingham Palace

af

はっきんがむきゅうでん'

cal

はっきんがむきゅうでん'

Buckingham Palace (the official London residence of the British monarch)


ベース

ja-noun

ベース • (bēsu)

ベースの弾き方

the way to play a bass; how to play a bass


金管楽器

金(きん)管(かん)楽(がっ)器(き) • (kinkan gakki) ^(←きんくわんがくき (kinkwan gakuki)?)

金管楽器 (canonical)
kinkan gakki (romanization)
kinkwan gakuki (romanization)
きんくわんがくき (hiragana historical)

[kʲĩŋka̠ŋ ɡa̠k̚ʲkʲi]


少年愛

ja:少年愛
ja:少年愛 (少女漫画)

少年愛 (canonical)
shōnen'ai (romanization)

[ɕo̞ːnẽ̞ɰ̃a̠i]

少(しょう)年(ねん) (shōnen, “boy”) + 愛(あい) (ai, “love”)

ja-compound

(manga) yaoi, boy's love, shounen ai (a subgenre of manga depicting love affairs between young men or boys)


デウス

Borrowed from Portuguese Deus. First cited to a work from 1598.


せんにん

(Taoism) immortal mountain fairy or wizard.


ブギウギ

[bɯ̟ɡʲiɯ̟ɡʲi]