bushido

Transliteration from Japanese 武(ぶ)士(し)道(どう) (bushidō).


katana

katanka (diminutive)
katana (nominative singular)
katany (nominative plural)
katany (genitive singular)
katan (genitive plural)
katanie (dative singular)
katanom (dative plural)
katanę (accusative singular)
katany (accusative plural)
kataną (instrumental singular)
katanami (instrumental plural)
katanie (locative singular)
katanach (locative plural)
katano (singular vocative)
katany (plural vocative)

(ethnography) a twin caftan worn in some regional Polish folk costumes for women


dojo

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 道場, from Middle Chinese 道場, a calque of Sanskrit बोधिमण्ड (bodhimaṇḍa). Doublet of tapczan.

dojo (place where martial arts are practiced)


anime

Borrowed from Japanese アニメ. First attested in 1997.

Coordinate term: manga

(animation) anime (animated work that originated in Japan, regardless of the artistic style)


anime

pl-adj

anime (not comparable, no derived adverb)

(animation, postpositive, relational) anime (animated work that originated in Japan, regardless of the artistic style)


manga

manga (nominative singular)
mangi (nominative plural)
mangi (genitive singular)
mang (genitive plural)
mandze (dative singular)
mangom (dative plural)
mangę (accusative singular)
mangi (accusative plural)
mangą (instrumental singular)
mangami (instrumental plural)
mandze (locative singular)
mangach (locative plural)
mango (singular vocative)
mangi (plural vocative)

Coordinate term: anime

(comics) manga (comic originating in Japan)


kimono

kimonowy (adjective)
kimono (nominative singular)
kimona (nominative plural)
kimona (genitive singular)
kimon (genitive plural)
kimonu (dative singular)
kimonom (dative plural)
kimono (accusative singular)
kimona (accusative plural)
kimonem (instrumental singular)
kimonami (instrumental plural)
kimonie (locative singular)
kimonach (locative plural)
kimono (singular vocative)
kimona (plural vocative)

kimono (traditional Japanese T-shaped, wrapped-front garment with square sleeves and a rectangular body, now generally worn only on formal occasions)

(martial arts) kimono (sports outfit worn by people training in certain martial arts, consisting of pants and a blouse with a slit in the front, the parts of which are worn one over the other and tied rigidly at the waist with a belt)


kimono

kimono (not comparable, no derived adverb)

(relational) kimono (traditional Japanese T-shaped, wrapped-front garment with square sleeves and a rectangular body, now generally worn only on formal occasions)


kimono

kimonowy (adjective)
kimono (nominative singular)
kimona (genitive singular)
kimonu (dative singular)
kimono (accusative singular)
kimonem (instrumental singular)
kimonie (locative singular)
kimono (singular vocative)

(humorous, slang) nap (short period of sleep, especially one during the day)


samuraj

pl-noun

samuraj m pers (related adjective samurajski)

samurajski (adjective)
samuraj (nominative singular)
samurajowie (nominative plural)
samuraje (nominative plural)
samuraja (genitive singular)
samurajów (genitive plural)
samurai (genitive plural)
samurajowi (dative singular)
samurajom (dative plural)
samuraja (accusative singular)
samurajów (accusative plural)
samurai (accusative plural)
samurajem (instrumental singular)
samurajami (instrumental plural)
samuraju (locative singular)
samurajach (locative plural)
samuraju (singular vocative)
samurajowie (plural vocative)
samuraje (plural vocative)

(historical) samurai (soldier who served a daimyo in feudal Japan)


judo

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 柔(じゅう)道(どう) (jūdō).

ja-r

柔(じゅう)道(どう) (jūdō)


wasabi

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 山葵 (wasabi).

ubor

Eutrema japonicum
Wikispecies:Eutrema japonicum


sumo

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 相撲 (sumō).


tera

tera (nominative singular)
tery (nominative plural)
tery (genitive singular)
ter (genitive plural)
terze (dative singular)
terom (dative plural)
terę (accusative singular)
tery (accusative plural)
terą (instrumental singular)
terami (instrumental plural)
terze (locative singular)
terach (locative plural)
tero (singular vocative)
tery (plural vocative)

(Buddhism) tera (Buddhist temple in Japan)


yakuza

yakuza (nominative singular)
yakuzy (nominative plural)
yakuzy (genitive singular)
yakuz (genitive plural)
yakuzie (dative singular)
yakuzom (dative plural)
yakuzę (accusative singular)
yakuzy (accusative plural)
yakuzą (instrumental singular)
yakuzami (instrumental plural)
yakuzie (locative singular)
yakuzach (locative plural)
yakuzo (singular vocative)
yakuzy (plural vocative)

Unadapted borrowing from English yakuza.


tsunami

(oceanography) tsunami (very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption; often a series of waves (a wave train))

(figurative) tsunami (violent event that changes or completely shatters the previous state of something)

(figurative) tsunami, flood (appearance of some emotion, behavior, or phenomenon in large quantities or in high intensity) [with genitive]

(figurative) tsunami, flood (huge number of people gathered in some place and moving to somewhere) [with genitive]


origami

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 折り紙 (origami), from 折り (ori) + 紙 (kami).


judoka

pl-noun

judoka m pers (female equivalent judoczka)

judoczka (feminine)
judoka (nominative singular)
judocy (nominative plural)
judoki (genitive singular)
judoków (genitive plural)
judoce (dative singular)
judokom (dative plural)
judokę (accusative singular)
judoków (accusative plural)
judoką (instrumental singular)
judokami (instrumental plural)
judoce (locative singular)
judokach (locative plural)
judoko (singular vocative)
judocy (plural vocative)


ronin

ronin (nominative singular)
ronini (nominative plural)
roninowie (nominative plural)
roniny (derogatory nominative plural)
ronina (genitive singular)
roninów (genitive plural)
roninowi (dative singular)
roninom (dative plural)
ronina (accusative singular)
roninów (accusative plural)
roninem (instrumental singular)
roninami (instrumental plural)
roninie (locative singular)
roninach (locative plural)
roninie (singular vocative)
ronini (plural vocative)
roninowie (plural vocative)

Learned borrowing from Japanese 浪人 (rōnin).


ninja

ninja (nominative singular)
ninjowie (nominative plural)
ninje (derogatory nominative plural)
ninji (genitive singular)
ninjów (genitive plural)
ninji (dative singular)
ninjom (dative plural)
ninję (accusative singular)
ninjów (accusative plural)
ninje (accusative derogatory plural)
ninją (instrumental singular)
ninjami (instrumental plural)
ninji (locative singular)
ninjach (locative plural)
ninjo (singular vocative)
ninjowie (plural vocative)
ninje (derogatory plural vocative)

Coordinate term: ninjutsu

(espionage, historical, martial arts) ninja (person trained in ninjutsu, especially one used for espionage, assassination, and other tasks requiring stealth during Japan's shogunate period)


seppuku

hara-kiri, seppuku (ceremonial suicide by ripping open the abdomen)


bonsai

Unadapted borrowing from English bonsai.

bonsai (tree or plant that has been miniaturized by planting it in a small pot, restricting its roots, and by careful pruning)

bonsai (art of planting and growing trees or plants in such a manner)


haiku

(poetry) haiku (Japanese poem in three lines, the first and last consisting of five morae, and the second consisting of seven morae, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme)

(poetry) haiku (three-line poem in any language, with five syllables in the first and last lines and seven syllables in the second, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme)


kabuki

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 歌舞伎 (kabuki).


karaoke

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke).


sashimi

Unadapted borrowing from English sashimi.

sashimi (dish consisting of thin slices or pieces of raw fish or meat)


sushi

sushi (Japanese dish made of small portions of sticky white rice flavored with vinegar, usually wrapped in seaweed and filled or topped with fish, vegetables, or meat)


sudoku

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 数独 (sūdoku).


ninjutsu

Unadapted borrowing from English ninjutsu.

Coordinate term: ninja

(espionage, historical, martial arts) ninjutsu (Japanese martial art that is a collection of techniques originally practiced for Japanese espionage purposes, and includes methods of gathering information, nondetection, avoidance, and misdirection techniques)


Japonia

Japonia (nominative singular)
Japonie (nominative plural)
Japonii (genitive singular)
Japonii (genitive plural)
Japonii (dative singular)
Japoniom (dative plural)
Japonię (accusative singular)
Japonie (accusative plural)
Japonią (instrumental singular)
Japoniami (instrumental plural)
Japonii (locative singular)
Japoniach (locative plural)
Japonio (singular vocative)
Japonie (plural vocative)


ramen

ramen (nominative singular)
rameny (nominative plural)
ramenu (genitive singular)
ramenów (genitive plural)
ramenowi (dative singular)
ramenom (dative plural)
ramen (accusative singular)
rameny (accusative plural)
ramenem (instrumental singular)
ramenami (instrumental plural)
ramenie (locative singular)
ramenach (locative plural)
ramenie (singular vocative)
rameny (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Japanese ラーメン (rāmen), from Mandarin 拉麵／拉面 (lāmiàn, “pulled noodles”).


Tokio

pl-prop

Tokio n (indeclinable, related adjective tokijski)

Tokyo (the capital and largest city of Japan)

Tokyo (the capital and largest city of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


fugu

fugu (delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins)


ikebana

ikebana (nominative singular)
ikebany (genitive singular)
ikebanie (dative singular)
ikebanę (accusative singular)
ikebaną (instrumental singular)
ikebanie (locative singular)
ikebano (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Japanese 生け花 (いけばな, ikebana).


sayonara

Borrowed from Japanese さよなら (sayonara), a shorter form of more traditional さようなら (sayōnara, “goodbye”, literally “if that's the way it is”).


tempura

tempura (nominative singular)
tempury (genitive singular)
tempurze (dative singular)
tempurę (accusative singular)
tempurą (instrumental singular)
tempurze (locative singular)
tempuro (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Japanese 天麩羅 (てんぷら, tenpura), from Portuguese, from Latin.


aikido

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 合(あい)気(き)道(どう) (aikidō), from 合(あい) (ai) + 気(き) (ki) + 道(どう) (dō). First attested in 1948.


mangaka

mangaka (nominative singular)
mangacy (nominative plural)
mangaki (genitive singular)
mangaków (genitive plural)
mangace (dative singular)
mangakom (dative plural)
mangakę (accusative singular)
mangaków (accusative plural)
mangaką (instrumental singular)
mangakami (instrumental plural)
mangace (locative singular)
mangakach (locative plural)
mangako (singular vocative)
mangacy (plural vocative)

(comics) mangaka (professional manga or anime artist)


karateka

karateka (nominative singular)
karatecy (nominative plural)
karateki (genitive singular)
karateków (genitive plural)
karatece (dative singular)
karatekom (dative plural)
karatekę (accusative singular)
karateków (accusative plural)
karateką (instrumental singular)
karatekami (instrumental plural)
karatece (locative singular)
karatekach (locative plural)
karateko (singular vocative)
karatecy (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Japanese 空手家 / からてか / karateka (karateka).


otaku

(fandom slang) otaku (person with an obsessive interest in something, particularly obsessive Japanese fans of anime or manga)


japoński

pl-adj

japoński (not comparable, no derived adverb)

japoński (masculine nominative singular)
japońska (feminine nominative singular)
japońskie (neuter nominative singular)
japońscy (nominative plural virile)
japońskie (nominative plural)
japońskiego (genitive masculine singular)
japońskiej (feminine genitive singular)
japońskiego (genitive neuter singular)
japońskich (genitive plural)
japońskich (genitive plural virile)
japońskiemu (dative masculine singular)
japońsku (archaic dative masculine singular)
japońskiej (dative feminine singular)
japońskiemu (dative neuter singular)
japońsku (archaic dative neuter singular)
japońskim (dative plural)
japońskim (dative plural virile)
japońskiego (accusative animate masculine singular)
japoński (accusative inanimate masculine singular)
japońską (accusative feminine singular)
japońskie (accusative neuter singular)
japońskich (accusative plural virile)
japońskie (accusative plural)
japońskim (instrumental masculine singular)
japońską (feminine instrumental singular)
japońskim (instrumental neuter singular)
japońskimi (instrumental plural)
japońskimi (instrumental plural virile)
japońskim (locative masculine singular)
japońskiej (feminine locative singular)
japońskim (locative neuter singular)
japońskich (locative plural)
japońskich (locative plural virile)


dżudoka

pl-noun

dżudoka m pers (female equivalent dżudoczka)

dżudoczka (feminine)
dżudoka (nominative singular)
dżudocy (nominative plural)
dżudoki (genitive singular)
dżudoków (genitive plural)
dżudoce (dative singular)
dżudokom (dative plural)
dżudokę (accusative singular)
dżudoków (accusative plural)
dżudoką (instrumental singular)
dżudokami (instrumental plural)
dżudoce (locative singular)
dżudokach (locative plural)
dżudoko (singular vocative)
dżudocy (plural vocative)


Japończyk

Japończyk m pers (female equivalent Japonka)

Japonka (feminine)
Japończyk (nominative singular)
Japończycy (nominative plural)
Japończyki (derogatory nominative plural)
Japończyka (genitive singular)
Japończyków (genitive plural)
Japończykowi (dative singular)
Japończykom (dative plural)
Japończyka (accusative singular)
Japończyków (accusative plural)
Japończykiem (instrumental singular)
Japończykami (instrumental plural)
Japończyku (locative singular)
Japończykach (locative plural)
Japończyku (singular vocative)
Japończycy (plural vocative)


matcha

matcha (nominative singular)
matchy (genitive singular)
matchy (dative singular)
matchę (accusative singular)
matchą (instrumental singular)
matchy (locative singular)
matcho (singular vocative)

Unadapted borrowing from English matcha.

matcha (type of powdered green tea, traditionally used in Japanese tea ceremonies)


tokijski

pl-adj

tokijski (not comparable, no derived adverb)

tokijski (masculine nominative singular)
tokijska (feminine nominative singular)
tokijskie (neuter nominative singular)
tokijscy (nominative plural virile)
tokijskie (nominative plural)
tokijskiego (genitive masculine singular)
tokijskiej (feminine genitive singular)
tokijskiego (genitive neuter singular)
tokijskich (genitive plural)
tokijskich (genitive plural virile)
tokijskiemu (dative masculine singular)
tokijskiej (dative feminine singular)
tokijskiemu (dative neuter singular)
tokijskim (dative plural)
tokijskim (dative plural virile)
tokijskiego (accusative animate masculine singular)
tokijski (accusative inanimate masculine singular)
tokijską (accusative feminine singular)
tokijskie (accusative neuter singular)
tokijskich (accusative plural virile)
tokijskie (accusative plural)
tokijskim (instrumental masculine singular)
tokijską (feminine instrumental singular)
tokijskim (instrumental neuter singular)
tokijskimi (instrumental plural)
tokijskimi (instrumental plural virile)
tokijskim (locative masculine singular)
tokijskiej (feminine locative singular)
tokijskim (locative neuter singular)
tokijskich (locative plural)
tokijskich (locative plural virile)

(relational) Tokyo; Tokyoite (of, from or pertaining to Tokyo in Japan)


gejsza

gejsza (nominative singular)
gejsze (nominative plural)
gejszy (genitive singular)
gejsz (genitive plural)
gejszy (dative singular)
gejszom (dative plural)
gejszę (accusative singular)
gejsze (accusative plural)
gejszą (instrumental singular)
gejszami (instrumental plural)
gejszy (locative singular)
gejszach (locative plural)
gejszo (singular vocative)
gejsze (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Japanese 芸者 (geisha), from Middle Chinese 藝 (ŋiᴇiᴴ) + 者 (t͡ɕia^X).


sumita

sumita (nominative singular)
sumici (nominative plural)
sumity (genitive singular)
sumitów (genitive plural)
sumicie (dative singular)
sumitom (dative plural)
sumitę (accusative singular)
sumitów (accusative plural)
sumitą (instrumental singular)
sumitami (instrumental plural)
sumicie (locative singular)
sumitach (locative plural)
sumito (singular vocative)
sumici (plural vocative)


judok

pl-noun

judok m pers (female equivalent judoczka)

judoczka (feminine)
judok (nominative singular)
judocy (nominative plural)
judoki (derogatory nominative plural)
judoka (genitive singular)
judoków (genitive plural)
judokowi (dative singular)
judokom (dative plural)
judoka (accusative singular)
judoków (accusative plural)
judokiem (instrumental singular)
judokami (instrumental plural)
judoku (locative singular)
judokach (locative plural)
judoku (singular vocative)
judocy (plural vocative)


japońszczyzna

japońszczyzna (nominative singular)
japońszczyzny (genitive singular)
japońszczyźnie (dative singular)
japońszczyznę (accusative singular)
japońszczyzną (instrumental singular)
japońszczyźnie (locative singular)
japońszczyzno (singular vocative)


Kraj Wschodzącego Słońca

Kraj Wschodzącego Słońca (nominative singular)
Kraju Wschodzącego Słońca (genitive singular)
Krajowi Wschodzącego Słońca (dative singular)
Kraj Wschodzącego Słońca (accusative singular)
Krajem Wschodzącego Słońca (instrumental singular)
Kraju Wschodzącego Słońca (locative singular)
Kraju Wschodzącego Słońca (singular vocative)

Literally, “Land of the Rising Sun”. Loose calque of Japanese 日の本の国 (Hinomoto no kuni).

cal

Land of the Rising Sun
Land of the Rising Sun

(literary, periphrastic) Land of the Rising Sun (Japan)


jakuza

jakuza (nominative singular)
jakuzy (nominative plural)
jakuzy (genitive singular)
jakuz (genitive plural)
jakuzie (dative singular)
jakuzom (dative plural)
jakuzę (accusative singular)
jakuzy (accusative plural)
jakuzą (instrumental singular)
jakuzami (instrumental plural)
jakuzie (locative singular)
jakuzach (locative plural)
jakuzo (singular vocative)
jakuzy (plural vocative)


jakuza

jakuza (nominative singular)
jakuzowie (nominative plural)
jakuzy (genitive singular)
jakuzów (genitive plural)
jakuzie (dative singular)
jakuzom (dative plural)
jakuzę (accusative singular)
jakuzów (accusative plural)
jakuzą (instrumental singular)
jakuzami (instrumental plural)
jakuzie (locative singular)
jakuzach (locative plural)
jakuzo (singular vocative)
jakuzowie (plural vocative)


Kraj Kwitnącej Wiśni

Kraj Kwitnącej Wiśni (nominative singular)
Kraju Kwitnącej Wiśni (genitive singular)
Krajowi Kwitnącej Wiśni (dative singular)
Kraj Kwitnącej Wiśni (accusative singular)
Krajem Kwitnącej Wiśni (instrumental singular)
Kraju Kwitnącej Wiśni (locative singular)
Kraju Kwitnącej Wiśni (singular vocative)

Literally, “Land of [the] Cherry Blossom”.


mangowiec

mangowiec (nominative singular)
mangowcy (nominative plural)
mangowce (derogatory nominative plural)
mangowca (genitive singular)
mangowców (genitive plural)
mangowcowi (dative singular)
mangowcom (dative plural)
mangowca (accusative singular)
mangowców (accusative plural)
mangowcem (instrumental singular)
mangowcami (instrumental plural)
mangowcu (locative singular)
mangowcach (locative plural)
mangowcze (singular vocative)
mangowcy (plural vocative)

(colloquial, comics) fan of manga and the related subculture


tokijczyk

pl-noun

tokijczyk m pers (female equivalent tokijka)

tokijka (feminine)
tokijczyk (nominative singular)
tokijczycy (nominative plural)
tokijczyki (derogatory nominative plural)
tokijczyka (genitive singular)
tokijczyków (genitive plural)
tokijczykowi (dative singular)
tokijczykom (dative plural)
tokijczyka (accusative singular)
tokijczyków (accusative plural)
tokijczykiem (instrumental singular)
tokijczykami (instrumental plural)
tokijczyku (locative singular)
tokijczykach (locative plural)
tokijczyku (singular vocative)
tokijczycy (plural vocative)


sintoizm

sintoizm (nominative singular)
sintoizmu (genitive singular)
sintoizmowi (dative singular)
sintoizm (accusative singular)
sintoizmem (instrumental singular)
sintoizmie (locative singular)
sintoizmie (singular vocative)


szintoizm

szintoizm (nominative singular)
szintoizmu (genitive singular)
szintoizmowi (dative singular)
szintoizm (accusative singular)
szintoizmem (instrumental singular)
szintoizmie (locative singular)
szintoizmie (singular vocative)

Shinto, Shintoism (formerly the state religion of Japan, a type of animism involving the worship of ancestors and nature spirits)