List: Words coming from French
Gairaigo: Words adopted from French
gairaigo French origin popular noun noun (generic)
- truffle
gairaigo French origin popular noun noun (generic) noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic)
- mid-length novel
- new
gairaigo French origin popular noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) abbreviation onomatopoeic or mimetic word ใใ adjective adverb taking the ใจ particle
- modern, up-to-date
- art nouveau
- Beaujolais nouveau (wine)
- vague, fuzzy, elusive, slippery, mysterious
gairaigo French origin popular noun noun (generic)
- Christmas
gairaigo French origin popular noun noun (generic)
- nostalgia
gairaigo French origin popular noun noun (generic)
- holidays, vacation
gairaigo French origin popular noun noun (generic)
- barber's clippers
gairaigo French origin popular search-only kana form noun noun (generic)
- fillet, tenderloin
gairaigo French origin popular noun noun (generic)
- screw
gairaigo French origin popular search-only kana form noun noun (generic)
- bell pepper (esp. green), green pepper, sweet pepper, capsicum