Give the word of Japanese origin (which is listed in the OECD)
- Lit. Picture letter, meaning a small picture used in an email or text message
- Lit. Big wind, another word for a hurricane or cyclone
- Lit. Human powered vehicle, meaning a cart pulled by a man and carrying passengers
- Lit. Person of the arts, a lady who performed artistic endeavours for paying customers
- Lit. Mugwort, a plant or cotton wool burned on the skin for therapeutic purposes
- The name of a plant, an invasive weed in the US and UK, native to Japan and China
- Lit. Divine wind, meaning a suicide attacker in World War II
- Lit. Fermented paste oil, meaning a common seasoning or sauce in oriental cuisine
- Lit. fermented beans, meaning a common food made from soybeansTofu
- Lit. Chief of a group, meaning the top person in an organization (often preceded by the word “head”).
Answers below (scroll down)
- Lit. Picture letter, meaning a small picture used in an email or text message
A: Emoji - Lit. Big wind, another word for a hurricane or cyclone
A: Typhoon (from taifu) - Lit. Human powered vehicle, meaning a cart pulled by a man and carrying passengers
A: Rickshaw (from jinrikisha) - Lit. Person of the arts, a lady who performed artistic endeavours for paying customers
A: Geisha - Lit. Mugwort, a plant or cotton wool burned on the skin for therapeutic purposes
A: Moxa (from mogusa) - The name of a plant, an invasive weed in the US and UK, native to Japan and China
A: Kudzu/Kuzu - Lit. Divine wind, meaning a suicide attacker in World War II
A: Kamikaze - Lit. Fermented paste oil, meaning a common seasoning or sauce in oriental cuisine
A: Soy (from shoyu) - Lit. fermented beans, meaning a common food made from soybeans
A: Tofu - Lit. Chief of a group, meaning the top person in an organization (often preceded by the word “head”).
A: Honcho (from hancho)
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