List: Words coming from Chinese
Gairaigo: Words adopted from Chinese
gairaigo Chinese origin usually written using kana alone interjection noun noun (generic) derogatory obsolete term
- impossible, futile
- type of children's game
- Chinese person, Chink
gairaigo Chinese origin food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- xiaolongbao (eastern Chinese steamed bun), soup dumpling
gairaigo Chinese origin usually written using kana alone food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- Szechuan pickles, Sichuan vegetables, zha cai, pickled mustard plant stem
gairaigo Chinese origin food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- XO sauce (spicy seafood sauce used primarily in Cantonese cooking)
gairaigo Chinese origin usually written using kana alone food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- Chinese-style stir-fry containing green peppers and meat, pepper steak (US)
gairaigo Chinese origin food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- Shaoxing wine
gairaigo Chinese origin noun noun (generic)
- Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
gairaigo Chinese origin noun noun (generic)
- Sichuan pepper-salt
gairaigo Chinese origin irregular kanji usage food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- tan tan ramen, Szechuan dish of noodles covered with a sauce of sesame paste and chili oil
gairaigo Chinese origin noun noun (generic)
- Chinese sesame paste