List: Words coming from Chinese

gairaigo  Chinese origin  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  intransitive verb  mahjong 

• repeated events (e.g. meetings, drinking sessions), series of events, streak, straight
• dealer continuing as dealer and east after winning, dealer keep

gairaigo  Chinese origin  usually written using kana alone  food, cooking  noun  noun (generic) 

• roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)

gairaigo  Chinese origin  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt

gairaigo  Chinese origin  usually written using kana alone  martial arts  noun  noun (generic) 

• kung fu

gairaigo  Chinese origin  usually written using kana alone  mahjong  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する 

• tenpai, fishing (i.e. needing one more tile for completion)

gairaigo  Chinese origin  mahjong  noun  noun (generic)  colloquial  usually written using kana alone 

• white dragon tile
• shaved pubic area, person with little or no pubic hair

gairaigo  Chinese origin  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis; esp. cultivars with green stalks), pak choi

gairaigo  Chinese origin  obsolete kanji  food, cooking  noun  noun (generic) 

• doubanjiang (Chinese broad bean chili paste)

gairaigo  Chinese origin  noun  noun (generic) 

• influx of Chinese pop culture (into Japan)

gairaigo  Chinese origin  slang  derogatory  noun  noun (generic) 

• Chinese person, Manchu person, Chink