List: gairaigo
Borrowed word, foreign origin word
gairaigo Sanskrit origin search-only kana form Buddhism noun noun (generic) numeric
- an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million)
- 10^60 (or 10^72)
gairaigo waseigo English origin noun noun (generic)
- (male-to-female) crossdresser, transvestite, drag queen
- trans woman
gairaigo German origin noun noun (generic)
- alpine skiing
- alpine skis
gairaigo German origin noun noun (generic)
- two-handed sword
gairaigo Portuguese origin ateji usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- watering can, watering pot, sprinkling can
gairaigo Sanskrit origin noun noun (generic) historical term abbreviation
- bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun)
- travelling female entertainer dressed as a nun (Kamakura, Muromachi periods)
- lowly prostitute dressed as a nun (Edo period)
- female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts
gairaigo Sanskrit origin noun noun (generic)
- Gautama Buddha, Shakyamuni, the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?)
gairaigo Korean origin obsolete term noun noun (generic)
- hangul (Korean script)
gairaigo Russian origin popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Russia
gairaigo Portuguese origin ateji usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- amah (foreign maid or nursemaid working in east Asia)