「英文裡的日文外來語」
★ zen [zɛn] 禪
When I went up to the top of the mountain, I had a real feeling of zen.
★ bonsai [ˋbɑnzaɪ] 盆栽
My neighbor has got some beautiful bonsai trees. You want to go take a look?
★ otaku [oˋtaku] 宅男
He’s a total otaku. He just wants to stay inside and play computer games all day.
★ tycoon [taɪˋkun] 大亨/巨頭（其實，很久以前是從中文的「大君」來的！）
I like to read books about tycoons. I want to study their methods.
★ kimono [kəˋmono] 和服，日本女生傳統的穿著
I love watching old Japanese movies, and seeing the ladies in their kimonos.
★ manga [ˋmaŋɡə] 日式漫畫
My friend loved to read manga about baseball teams when he was a kid.
★ anime [ˋænɪmeɪ] 日式動畫
My friend loves anime, but I think the stories are confusing. I have no idea what's going on!
★ origami [͵ɔrəˋgɑmɪ] 折紙
I love origami. I even made an origami bird for my boyfriend!
★ judo [ˋdʒudo] 柔道
A Taiwanese girl was an Olympic judo champion!
★ karate [kəˋrɑtɪ] 空手道
Americans love karate because of a movie in the 1980’s called “The Karate Kid”.
★ sumo [ˋsumo] 相撲
Scott is big enough to be a sumo wrestler. {wrestler = 摔跤運動員}
★ shinto [ˋʃɪnto] 神道
I saw some beautiful shinto shrines on my vacation in Japan. {shrine = 神龕}
★ emoji [ɪˋmoʊ.dʒi] 表情符號
Taiwanese women love to use emoji in Line and Facebook Messenger.
★ geisha [ˋgeʃə] 藝妓/歌伎/藝者
I thought the movie “Memoirs of a Geisha” was pretty interesting.
★ honcho [ˋhɑntʃo] 大人物、大老闆、首領
(英文通常會出現在 head honcho 片語裡面)
Well, you’ll have to ask George. He’s the head honcho around here.
★ kawaii [ka ˋwaɪ i] 可愛
It takes a while for Americans to get used to Asia’s kawaii culture.
★ rickshaw [`rɪkʃɔ] 人力車
I saw some rickshaws in a movie about old Shanghai.
★ sudoku [sʊˋdɒku] 數讀
I do sudoku on the train to kill time.
★ tsunami [tsuˋnɑmi] 海嘯
You really have to watch out for tsunamis after earthquakes.
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