Vocabulary list for Loan Words
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napukin
Common word
noun
1.
(table) napkin, serviette
2.
sanitary napkin, sanitary pad
Other readings:
ナフキン
demo
Common word
noun
1.
2.
sutajio
Common word
noun
•
studio
Other readings:
スタディオ[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
posuto
Common word
noun
1.
postbox, mail box, pillar box
2.
post, position
3.
post (e.g. goalpost)
prenominal
4.
post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
bakku
Common word
noun
1.
back
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
backing, going backwards, reversing
noun
3.
background, backdrop, background colour (color)
4.
backhand(sports term)
5.
backer, supporter
noun, auxillary suru verb
6.
refunding
noun
7.
backstroke (swimming)
8.
doggy style (sexual position)(slang)
botan
Common word
noun
•
button(usually kana)(kanji is only used for push-buttons)
Other readings:
ぼたん《釦》
、ぼたん《鈕》
chakku
Common word
noun
1.
zip fastener, zipper, zip(poss. from 巾着 (きんちゃく))
2.
chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
rentakaa
Common word
noun
1.
rental car, rent-a-car, hired auto
2.
car rental agency, car hire agency, hire car agency
sutaa
Common word
noun
1.
star (cinema, sports, etc.), celebrity, idol
2.
star symbol, asterisk(e.g. ★ or ☆)
3.
(celestial) star
noun
•
match (to light fire with)(usually kana)
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
hausu
Common word
noun
1.
house
2.
3.
interjection
4.
go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!(dog command)
noun
•
ramen, Chinese-style noodles(usually kana)
All readings:
ラーメン《拉麺》
、ラーメン《老麺》
、らーめん《拉麺》[1]
、らーめん《老麺》[1]
、らあめん《拉麺》[1]
、らあめん《老麺》[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
punpun
Common word
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
(smelling) strongly, pungently(onomatopia)
2.
furiously, indignantly, fuming, in a huff(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ぷんぷん
doraibu
Common word
noun
1.
drive, trip by car, driving
auxillary suru verb, intransitive verb
2.
to (go for a) drive, to go on a trip by car
auxillary suru verb, transitive verb
3.
to drive (e.g. a car)
4.
to drive (innovation, change, etc.), to propel
noun
5.
drive(computer term)
basuketto
Common word
menyuu
Common word
noun
1.
menu
2.
schedule, program, programme(only relevant for メニュー)
3.
(computer) menu(computer term)(only relevant for メニュー)
Other readings:
ムニュ
hanbaagu
Common word
noun
•
koosu
Common word
noun
1.
course, route, trail
2.
course (of study), program
3.
lane (in running, swimming, etc.)
4.
course (of action), policy, track, path
5.
course (of a multi-course meal)
6.
7.
plan (type of offered service), course, option
8.
pitch(baseball term)
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