Vocabulary list for Loan Words
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saakuru
Common word
noun
1.
group with a common interest (e.g. students), club (e.g. company sports club), circle
2.
circle (shape)
pan
Common word
noun
1.
bread, pastries (e.g. croissants), pastry-based products(originally written 麺麭 or 麪包)
2.
pan, frying pan
See also:フライパン
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
panning (in a film)
tenpura
Common word
noun
•
tempura, deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
All readings:
天ぷら【てんぷら】
、天麩羅【てんぷら】
、天婦羅【てんぷら】
、天プラ【てんプラ】
、天麸羅【てんぷら】
、テンプラ
boyaboya
Common word
auxillary suru verb, adverb, to-adverb
1.
to be careless, to be inattentive, to be absentminded, to be slow(onomatopia)
na-adjective, auxillary suru verb, adverb
2.
long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled)(onomatopia)
adverb, to-adverb
3.
flaring up (fire), rising (e.g. steam)(onomatopia, archaism)
All readings:
ぼやぼや
、ボヤボヤ
kinoko
Common word
noun
•
mushroom(usually kana)
All readings:
きのこ《茸》
、きのこ《蕈》
、きのこ《菌》
、たけ《茸》
、たけ《蕈》
、たけ《菌》
、キノコ
dabudabu
Common word
na-adjective, no-adjective, adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
2.
flabby, saggy(onomatopia)
adverb, to-adverb, na-adjective, auxillary suru verb
3.
sloshing, slopping, overflowing(onomatopia)
adverb, to-adverb
4.
plenty (of pouring a liquid), drowning (e.g. in a sauce)(onomatopia)
All readings:
だぶだぶ
、ダブダブ
noun
•
ton (now usu. a metric ton, i.e. 1,000kg), tonne(usually kana)
All readings:
トン《屯》[1]
、トン《噸》[1]
、トン《瓲》[1]
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
riido
Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
lead, leading, taking the lead
noun
2.
lead (of a newspaper, etc.), lede
3.
lead (wire)
4.
lead (e.g. dog), leash
5.
(sales) lead, prospective client
6.
reed (of a musical instrument)
7.
noun, auxillary suru verb
8.
read, reading
pinku
Common word
noun, no-adjective
1.
pink
2.
erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry), blue, pornographic
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
puuru
Common word
noun
1.
(swimming) pool
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
pool (billiards)
3.
pool (together)
mikkusu
Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
mix
noun
2.
mixed-race person, multiracial person
shokku
Common word
noun
1.
shock (psychological)
2.
crisis (esp. financial)
3.
shock (physical, mechanical)
4.
shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow)(medical term)
besuto
Common word
na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
best(only relevant for ベスト)
noun
2.
vest
Other readings:
ヴェスト
noun
1.
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas)(usually kana)
2.
gasoline, gas, petrol(usually kana)
3.
dense fog, thick fog(usually kana)
4.
5.
flatulence, gas, wind, fart(usually kana, colloquialism)
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
demo
Common word
noun
1.
2.
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