Origin Map Japanese
The etymology atlas for Japanese learners.
Real origins of katakana loanwords, kanji characters, native Japanese words — with cited sources and confidence labels.
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Linguistic loanwords
Show all- Confidentありがとうarigatou
thank you · Japanese (ja)
- Plausibleいただきますitadakimasu
pre-meal expression of humble receiving · Japanese (ja)
- Plausibleカムサkamusa
thanks · Korean (ko)
- Confidentチャオchao
ciao; hello; goodbye · Italian (it)
- Confidentプラスアルファpurasu arufa
extra; something additional · en_jp (lang code)
- Plausibleモットーmotto
motto; personal slogan · Italian (it)