Re:Why Chinese Is So Damn Hard (1992)
by dnautics on Tuesday April 22, 2014 @02:30AM
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The Japanese loanwords in english that are not japanese cultural terms (like sushi, harakiri, etc.) or botanical (shiitake, kudzu) are few. The ones I can think of are: Honcho. Hunky-Dory (of apocryphally valid etymology). Kaizen. Tycoon. Tsunami. Bokeh. I'm glad that Karoshi hasn't made it into english yet.
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Re:Why Chinese Is So Damn Hard (1992)
by chrisoverzero on Tuesday April 22, 2014 @07:57AM
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I think skosh and rickshaw are also relevant, though less obviously of Japanese origin at first glance.