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Language: Japanese

Affiliation:	Japanese, Japanese
WALS codes:	jpn
ISO 639-3 codes:	jpn

As recipient language

Japanese vocabulary contributed by Christopher K. Schmidt

The map shows Japanese in red and the donor languages in blue.

List of donor languoids (languages and families) that contributed words to Japanese
Donor Languoid	Words borrowed into Japanese
name	immediate		earlier
[help] Donor Languoid These are the names of languages and families from which the recipient language borrowed words directly or indirectly.	[help] Number of direct loanwords This is the number of words that the recipient language borrowed (or calqued) directly from this donor languoid.	[help] Direct loanwords These are (some of) the direct loanwords (or calques) from this donor languoid into the recipient language.	[help] Number of indirect loanwords This is the number of words that the recipient language borrowed (or calqued) indirectly, i.e. via another, intermediate donor languoid, from this donor languoid.	[help] Indirect loanwords These are (some of) the indirect loanwords (or calques) from this donor languoid into the recipient language.
Old Norse	0		3	naifu, shatsu, sukāto
German	1	horun	4	rikon, hikōki, bakudan, araiguma
Pali	0		1	danna
Old High German	0		1	sutōbu
Dutch	6	biiru, garasu, penki, kōhii, rampu, buriki	2	kūki, rappa
English	121	matchi, sekkusu, ōbun, kappu, supūn, naifu, fōku, tongu, sōsēji, sūpu [show all] , oriibu, miruku, chiizu, batā, miido, ūru, feruto, doresu, shatsu, sukāto, beruto, bēru, poketto, pin, akusesarii, nekkuresu, iyaringu, hankachi, taoru, burashi, tento, doa, rokku, sutōbu, beddo, tēburu, āchi, morutaru, shaberu, ōku, paipu, kokonattsu, banana, yamuimo, kyassaba, nettobaggu, kanū, autoriggā, fazomu, zero, kisu, rajio, terebi, ōtobai, basu, toire, mattoresu, kan, purasuchikku, burēki, gasorin, enjin, nanbāpurēto, koyōte, biibā, tanpurain, būmeran, kangarū, jagā, hanmokku, kamereon, saban’na, mosuku, opossamu, raion, penisu, karendā, kyandē, wain, shiruku, kōto, sokkusu, sutokkingu, būtsu, biizu, raisu, rōpu, hanmā, matto, daibingu, bōto, ōru, masuto, koin, aidea, supiichi, pen, furūto, doramu, toranpetto, sutekki, herumetto, gādoman, reipu, ōrora, inishiēshon, kyanpu, baffarō, renji, furaipan, bōru (1), furūtsu, nattsu, oiru, surakkusu, kāpetto, padoru, fukku, bōru (2), puraido, misu	6	shūkyō, yōsei, jōzai, arikui, densha, dentō
Low German	0		1	doramu
Portuguese	4	pan, botan, tabako, kabocha	0
Greek	0		8	oriibu, batā, purasuchikku, kamereon, raion, rampu, aidea, baffarō
Persian	0		1	ichijiku
Guugu Yimidhirr	0		1	kangarū
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian	32	sora, mamachichi, mamahaha, mamamusuko, mamamusume, tsuno, mimi, nodo, tenohira, suu [show all] , nameru, nomu, kaku, tana, hana (2), furu, daku, hashi (1), takai, chiisai, asai, niru (1), futatsu, tō (1), kara (1), kurai, kuroi, naku, tsurugi, hara, nohara, okāsan	0
Indo-European	0		6	shimin, kami (3), ginkō, kaihō, chitsu, shiroari
Indo-Iranian	0		1	raisu
Italian	0		1	kāpetto
Ainu	2	same, tonakai	0
Algonquian (Powhatan)	0		1	opossamu
Arabic	0		5	zero, mattoresu, kōhii, mosuku, kyandē
Ryukyuan	1	gajumaru	0
Korean	6	tsuma, yagi, nabe, mura, tera, charinko	0
French	3	rinneru, manto, zubon	1	sūhai
Medieval Latin	0		1	padoru
Vulgar Latin	0		1	furūto
Carib	0		1	kanū
Taino	0		3	kyassaba, hanmokku, saban’na
Chinese	642	sekai, rikuchi, heichi, naichi, dōkutsu, kaiyō, anshō, jishin, kūki, tenki [show all] , kemuri, hai (1), seinen, seijo, kekkon, kekkonshiki, rikon, shimai, kyōdai, sofu, rōjin, sobo, rōba, senzo, shison, koji, mibōjin, shinseki, kimi (1), dōbutsu, kachiku, bokujō, bokufu, kyoseigyū, uma, taneuma, roba, raba, kakin, gachō, ōmu, usagi, shishi, kuma, zō, rakuda, mitsurō, chō (1), hifu, niku, taimō, inmō, kekkan, sekichū, zugaikotsu, nō, bikō, kyūshi, kenkōkotsu, sakotsu, ekika, haizō, jinzō, hizō, i, chō (2), shikyū, dankon, shōben, daiben, nyūyoku, ninshin, shitai, haka, kenkō, byōki, netsu, kōjōsenshu, isha, doku, mijuku, kikin, ryōri, yakan, sara, hachi (2), shokuji, nyūbō, yasai, ichijiku, budō, shio, koshō, mitsu, satō, fuku (1), momen, kinu, bōshi, hōseki, nankō, sekken, ie, suijijō, kaidō, yuka, danro, entotsu, hashigo, mōfu, isu, rōsoku, sekkō, renga, nōmin, hei, kama, dakkokujō, kokumotsu, mugi, gohan, shokubutsu, juhi, jueki, kankitsurui, hyōtan, take, satōkibi, hōchō, dōgu, daiku, kizuku, chūzō, kin, gin, dō (1), tetsu, tōkō, nendo, jūtan, chōkokuka, hansō, unten, jiku, fune, jōriku, shoyū, kane, kōka, binbō, kojiki, kanjō, zeikin, kyūryō, kōkan, shōnin (1), nedan, chōten, sokumen, jūji, seihōkei, jūichi, jūni, jūgo, nijū, hyaku, sen (1), zenbu, jūbun, ippai, bubun, hanbun, daiichi, saigo, ittsui, nikai, daisan, sankai, toki, chikoku, junbi, gogo, jikan, tokei, shū, nichiyō, getsuyō, kayō, suiyō, mokuyō, kin’yō, doyō, natsu, kisetsu, kirei, kō’un, fukō, ai, shinpai, zannen, dōjō, yūkan, kiken, chūjitsu, hontō, sei, sekinin, don’yoku, shinjiru, baka, benkyō, seito, sensei (1), gakkō, fumeiryō, himitsu, setsumei, ito (2), gen’in, hitsuyō, kantan, enzetsu, kotoba, hitei, yakusoku, kinjiru, happyō, fude, hon, shijin, taiko, kuni, sokoku, shizoku, shūchō, shihai, ō, jo’ō, kizoku, shimin, shujin, dorei, jiyūmin, meijiru, teki, kyaku, shūkan (1), kenka, inbō, baishunfu, sensō, heiwa, guntai, heitai, buki, konbō, senpu, tōsekiki, jū (1), yōsai, tō (2), shōri, haiboku, kōgeki, kōfuku, gyofu, gyomō, hōritsu, saibansho, hanketsu, saiban, saibankan, genkoku, hikoku, shōnin (2), sho, yūzai, muzai, batsu, bakkin, satsujin, furin, gōkan, hōka (1), gishō, shūkyō, saidan, sūhai, seishokusha, shinsei, sekkyō, shukufuku, danjiki, tengoku, jigoku, akuma, gūzō, mahō, yōsei, yūrei, zenchō, denwa, denki, denchi, byōin, kangofu, chūsha, senmenki, seifu, daitōryō, daijin, keisatsu, menkyo, hanzai, senkyo, yūbin, ginkō, bin, eiga, ongaku, shinbun, jūsho, sūji, kisha, kosekishōhon, kikai, jitensha, kaihō, chitsu, cha, risu, shin’yō (1), kyokkō, ken (1), katsurei, tsūkagirei, inmon, baku, yaei, suigyū, suijōki, keishi, teimai, sofubo, gifubo, gikyōdai, nankinjō, ta, ko, kyōkai, kaigan, horaana, wan, kanchō, manchō, taiyō (1), mokutan, ningen, dansei, josei, danshi, joshi, ryōshin, gifu, gibo, kafu, kazoku, boku, konchū, rokkotsu, shigin, shinzō, kanzō, naizō, kōgan, kokyū, danna, teishu, okusan, kanai, nyōbō, sekiyu, densha, futon, keshōshitsu, kangoshi, jidōsha, musen, furo ni hairu, nōyō, taida, mōmoku, shōtai, kashi (1), kyoku, tairiku, nyō, genki, chōri, juku, kūfuku, chissoku, chawan, saji, chōshoku, chūshoku, shibō (1), gyūnyū, hikaku, bōsui, jō, taku, dentō, shikkui, hyakushō, shushi, dakkoku, shūkaku, enbaku, bunretsu, dappi, sentaku (1), sōji, setchakuzai, ōgon, sensu, chōkoku, chōkokutō, enogu, hakō, shuppatsu, tōchaku, sekkin, annai, jōba, dōro, roji, sharin, ro, chakuriku, hozon, hakai, kyūjo, gai, hakken, seikyūsho, chingin, kakaku, teppen, chūō, ichi (2), en, kyū (1), sen (2), henka, rei, ni (1), san, shi, go (1), roku, shichi, hachi (3), kyū (2), jū (2), takusan, gunshū, ichibu, yuiitsu, daini, nido, sando, nenrei, shūryō, chūshi, hinpan, nitchū, gozenchū, shōgo, ban, shūkan (2), gatsu, nen, nenkan, somatsu, seiketsu, reikon, seishin, kichi, kyō (2), bishō, kutsū, hitan, fu’an, kōkai, gekido, shitto, kōman, kyōfu, sentaku (2), kibō, seijitsu, kanben, yōsha, seikaku, hinan, shōsan, rikō, shin’yō (2), rikai, suisoku, mohō, yō, gainen, kyōshi, kioku, meikaku, ki (2), gimon, hōhō, gengo, go (2), shitsumon, shōnin (3), kyohi, kinshi, kyōhaku, jiman, rappa, toshi (2), kokumin, ichizoku, kerai, meirei, fukujū, kyoka, ijin, enjo, soshi, sentō, gunjin, heiki, ken (2), teppō, bōei, taikyo, kōsan, horyo, shūjin, ban’nin, senrihin, ryōshi, mokugekisha, sensei (2), kokuso, keimusho, ji’in, zesshoku, gokuraku, oni, majo, dōyō, betsu, morokoshi, sen (3), seimei, jinsei, seikatsu, tandoku, kaishi, ichinichi, kōkō, shinden, riku, kagan, taiyō (2), shitchi, mokuzai, rakurai, tenkō, shōnen, shōjo, saitaisha, keitei, kyōdaishimai, rōfu, hōka (2), chimō, yōi (1), shitaku, jida, shiniku, denbu, yōbu, hakkan, ōto, hōhi, shibō (2), dekishi, kyūyō, tokutō, fuzui, futtō, bansan, budōshu, hakkōinryō, yōmō, shindai, saku (1), kitsuen, setsudan, bassai, saku (2), kawa o hagu, kōgu, kenchiku, kōzoku, tsuiseki, hoyū, yūfuku, fusai, shōmen, kesshite, sakujitsu, issakujitsu, kanjiru, eiri, akuun, shūchi, shin, shūaku, kenmei, sōmei, yōi (2), konnan, aimai, chōna, shakkin, hikōki, jōzai, bakudan, benjo	1	fude
Latin	0		32	matchi, kyūshi, sekkusu, kappu, fōku, sōsēji, chiizu, biiru, doresu, beruto [show all] , bēru, pin, akusesarii, tento, tēburu, āchi, morutaru, paipu, rajio, basu, toire, enjin, penisu, karendā, wain, koin, pen, reipu, ōrora, inishiēshon, kyanpu, furūtsu
Germanic	0		4	sūpu, taoru, kōto, herumetto
Nahuatl	0		1	koyōte
Dharuk	0		1	būmeran
Spanish	1	poncho	1	banana
Guaraní	0		1	jagā
Sanskrit	0		12	sekai, sara, hachi (2), mitsu, baka, tō (2), saidan, jigoku, akuma, mahō [show all] , gokuraku, rappa
Old French	0		4	burashi, būtsu, toranpetto, renji

As donor languoid

The map shows Japanese in blue and the recipient languages that borrowed from it in red.

List of recipient languages that borrowed words from Japanese
Recipient language	Words borrowed from Japanese
name	immediate		earlier
[help] Recipient language These are the names of recipient languages that borrowed words directly or indirectly from this languoid.	[help] Number of direct loanwords This is the number of words that the donor languoid contributed directly to this recipient language.	[help] Direct loanwords These are (some of) the direct loanwords (or calques) from this donor languoid into the recipient language.	[help] Number of indirect loanwords This is the number of words that the donor languoid contributed indirectly, i.e. via another, intermediate donor languoid, to this recipient language.	[help] Indirect loanwords These are (some of) the indirect loanwords (or calques) from this donor languoid into the recipient language.
Swahili	0		1	kimono
Hawaiian	6	mochi, musubi, tofu, shō-yu, kamaboko, saimin	0
Mandarin Chinese	12	mokubyoo, keitsatsu, ginkō 銀行, 音乐, yūsei, tabakoo 煙草, mokuteki, ichiba, kantan 簡單, hooshiki 方式 [show all] , shukyo, 電話 denwa	0