character wa (和) is also a name for "Japan; Japanese", replacing the original graphic pejorative transcription Wa 倭 "dwarf/submissive people". Wa is considered...

wa (watercraft), outrigger proa of the Caroline Islands Write amplification Nüwa or Wa, a Chinese goddess (媧) Wa (Japanese culture) (和), a Japanese social...

Wa is the oldest attested name of Japan and ethnonym of the Japanese people. From c. the 2nd century AD Chinese and Korean scribes used the Chinese character...

influence on Japanese culture refers to the impact of Chinese influences transmitted through or originating in China on Japanese institutions, culture, language...

Japanese (日本語, Nihongo, [ɲihoŋɡo] ) is the principal language of the Japonic language family spoken by the Japanese people. It has around 123 million...

Kawaii (Japanese: かわいい or 可愛い, [kawaiꜜi]; "cute" or "adorable") is a Japanese cultural phenomenon which emphasizes cuteness, childlike innocence, charm...

(1868–1912), particularly the uneasy mix of Western culture and Japanese traditions. Sōseki's title, Wagahai wa Neko de Aru, uses a very high-register phrasing...

proverb or idiomatic phrase). Because traditional Japanese culture was tied to agriculture, many Japanese proverbs are derived from agricultural customs...

The Japanese macaque (Japanese: 日本猿 Nihonzaru), characterized by brown-grey fur, a red face and buttocks, and a short tail, inhabits all of the islands...

particles such as wa, na no, kashira, and mashō, and the more frequent use of the honorific prefixes o- and go-. Actual language used by Japanese-speaking women...

Any distinction amongst diplomatic envoys sent from the Japanese court or from any of the Japanese shogunates was lost or rendered moot when the ambassador...

conjugated, primarily for tense and voice, but not person. Japanese adjectives are also conjugated. Japanese has a complex system of honorifics with verb forms...

Japanese values are cultural goals, beliefs and behaviors that are considered important in Japanese culture. From a global perspective, Japanese culture...

"WaDokuJT Japanisch-Deutsches Wörterbuch". wadoku.eu. "RIS 204 - オーディオCDの表示事項及び表示方法" (PDF) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. 2002...

meaning "Japanese-made English", from "wasei" (Japanese made) and "eigo" (English), in other words, "English words coined in Japan") are Japanese-language...

Boeing aircraft. The war dispersed the city's numerous Japanese-American businessmen due to the Japanese American internment. After the World War II, however...

The Wa people (Wa: Vāx; Burmese: ဝလူမျိုး, [wa̰ lùmjóʊ]; Chinese: 佤族; pinyin: Wǎzú; Thai: ว้า) are a Southeast Asian ethnic group that lives mainly in...

(敬語 keigo). Using the incorrect form of Japanese can itself be insulting to the listener. In Japanese culture, social hierarchy plays a significant role...

Otoko wa Tsurai yo (男はつらいよ, It's Tough Being a Man) is a Japanese film series starring Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma, whose nickname is Tora-san (寅さん)...

Japanese pronouns (代名詞, daimeishi) are words in the Japanese language used to address or refer to present people or things, where present means people...

Maid Sama! (Japanese: 会長はメイド様!, Hepburn: Kaichō wa Meido-sama!, "The Class President Is a Maid!") is a Japanese manga series by Hiro Fujiwara. It was...

Western tradition. Many Japanese idioms and proverbs also make reference to oni. For example, the expression "Oya ni ninu ko wa oni no ko" (親に似ぬ子は鬼の子)...

Plus-Sized Elf (Japanese: エルフさんは痩せられない。, Hepburn: Erufu-san wa Yaserarenai, lit. 'Ms. Elf Can't Lose Weight') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated...

period is also under debate. Ancient Japan portal Ainu people Emishi people Japanese era name Yayoi people Wa (Japan) Zenpokoenfun Shōda, Shinya (2007)...

Hana wa sakuragi, hito wa bushi (Japanese: 花は桜木人は武士, literally "the [best] blossom is the cherry blossom; the [best] man is the warrior") is a Japanese proverb...

Love Is Indivisible by Twins (Japanese: 恋は双子で割り切れない, Hepburn: Koi wa Futago de Warikirenai) is a Japanese light novel series written by Shihon Takamura...

Have Wa: When Two Cultures Collide on the Baseball Diamond (New York: Vintage Books, Vintage departures, 1990). Whiting, Robert. "The Japanese Way of...

The five kings of Wa (倭の五王, Wa no go ō) were kings of ancient Japan who sent envoys to China during the 5th century to strengthen the legitimacy of their...

As early as 1905, many Japanese people also began to migrate to the city, mainly from Hawaii. From 1916 to 1918, "Japanese Town" developed along present-day...

to as Wa (倭 later 和), which later evolved into the Japanese name of Wakoku (倭國). Suishō (帥升, ca. 107 CE) was a king of Wa, the earliest Japanese monarch...