Words from Japanese

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Study Words

  1. banzai
  2. sumo
  3. koan
  4. satori
  5. tatami
  6. sukiyaki
  7. ninja
  8. sushi [1]
  9. tofu
  10. shogun
  11. sayonara
  12. honcho
  13. karate [2]
  14. samurai
  15. teriyaki
  16. sashimi
  17. tsunami
  18. tycoon
  19. haiku [3]
  20. futon
  21. mikado [4]
  22. hibachi
  23. origami
  24. wasabi
  25. geisha [5]
  26. ramen
  27. kudzu

Challenge Words

  1. karaoke
  2. nisei
  3. issei
  4. kibei
  5. sansei

Spelling Tips

  1. 1 A long e sound (\ē\) is very common at the end of Japanese words and is usually spelled with i as in sushi, teriyaki, wasabi, and several other words on the list.
  2. 2 In some Japanese words, long e is spelled simply with e (not i) as in karate and karaoke.
  3. 3 An \ü\ sound is also a common way to end Japanese words and is spelled with u as in haiku, tofu, and kudzu.
  4. 4 Long o (\ō\) at the end of a word from Japanese is spelled with o as in honcho, mikado, and sumo.
  5. 5 A long a sound (\ā\) heard in geisha is spelled ei in some words from Japanese.