Culture & honorifics 文化・敬称

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Places · 7

円えん · enyen (currency of Japan)
N3
君が代きみがよ · kimigayoImperial reign
日の丸ひのまる · hinomarured or gold circle representing the Sun
N1
俳句はいく · haikuhaiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
N2
歌舞伎かぶき · kabukikabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red
文楽ぶんらく · bunrakubunraku; Japanese puppet theatre (theater)
落語らくご · rakugorakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
茶道さどう · sadōtea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō
生け花いけばな · ikebanaikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
N2
書道しょどう · shodōcalligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)
N2
盆栽ぼんさい · bonsaibonsai; miniature potted plant
折り紙おりがみ · origamiorigami; art of paper folding
鳥居とりい · toriitorii (Shinto shrine archway)
N1
神道しんとう · shintōShinto; Shintoism
横綱よこづな · yokozunayokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion
N1
土俵どひょう · dohyō(wrestling) ring
N1
柔道じゅうどう · jūdōjudo
N4
剣道けんどう · kendōkendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords

新幹線しんかんせん · shinkansenBullet Train
N2
浴衣ゆかた · yukatayukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
N2
温泉おんせん · onsenHot Spring
N2
旅館りょかん · ryokanryokan; traditional Japanese inn
N4
花見はなみ · hanamicherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
N4
梅雨つゆ · tsuyu(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July)
N3
正月しょうがつ · shōgatsuNew Year (esp. first three days)
N4
お盆おぼん · obonObon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July
七夕たなばた · tanabataTanabata Festival
招き猫まねきねこ · manekinekobeckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
忘年会ぼうねんかい · bōnenkaiyear-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
国会こっかい · kokkaiNational Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-)
N3
漫画まんが · mangacartoon; comic; comic strip
N4

Readings and meanings: JMdict and JMnedict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0); lists and sources in Attributions.