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Kami
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Kami is the Japanese word referring to gods, deities or higher powers.
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Kabakura
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Japanaese abbreviation for "Cabaret Club", i.e. a kind of hostess bar with usually younger girls than in other hostess bars.
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Kabuki
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Traditional Japanese theatre.
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Kamameishi
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Rice cooked in an iron pot, usually with vegetable and meat.
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Kampo
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Chinese herbal medicines (still commonly used in Japan in addition to Western medicines)
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Kana
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The two Japanese phonetic scripts (hiragana and katakana).
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Kanji
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Chinese character
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Kannon
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Buddhist/Hindu goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit : Avalokiteshvara).
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Kannushi
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Head priest of a Shinto shrine.
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Kansai
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Literally, region "West to the barrier", referring to the major population centre of Western Japan around Kyoto and Osaka. Another term for Kinki.
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Kanto
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Large plain and geographical area surrounding Tokyo.
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Katakana
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Japanese phonetic script used mostly for writing foreign words.
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Katsudon
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Battered pork cutlet with eggs on rice.
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KDDI
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Kokusai Denshin Denwa International (International Telegraph & Telephone)
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Keigo
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Honorific language, used to show respect to superiors or elders.
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Keiretsu
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Industrial conglomerate. Another term for "zaibatsu".
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Kimono
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Traditional Japanese dress. It is a long, loose robe with wide sleeves tied with a "obi". Kimonos are worn especially for formal ceremonies, mostly by children and women.
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Kinki
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Literally, region "near the capital (Kyoto)", referring to the prefecture surrounding Kyoto. Another term for Kansai.
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Koban
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Police box keeping only a few (sometimes only one) police officer. They were created to ensure public order, but are used mostly by people to ask their way around.
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Kohai
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Term used to refer to a person who is younger or one's subordinate in the same company, school or organization. (Opposite = "sempai")
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Kombini
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See "combini".
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Komeito
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Clean Government Party. Third largest political part in Japan, affiliated to the "new religion" Soka Gakkai. (See Japan's Political System)
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