deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
oaf; blockhead; stupid person; dunce; insensitive person
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
cutting straight down; cleaving (a person) in two
Chinese person; (arch.) foreigner
arabesque pattern; toothed medick (Medicago polymorpha)
paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella
blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
exotic non-Japanese wood (rosewood, ebony, blackwood, etc.); imported wood
Tang period (China; 618-907); Tang era
boy or doll dressed in ancient Chinese clothes; hairstyle inspired by a karako doll (esp. for girls; Edo period)
(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)
arched bridge with Chinese-style railings; Chinese-style bridge
six-legged Chinese-style chest
thick printed paper (for covering sliding doors); paper sliding-door; sliding door covered with thick paper
cutting straight down; cleaving (a person) in two
(mythical) Chinese lion; Chinese guardian lion; Chinese-style figure of a lion; artistic rendering of a lion
Chinese goods; imported goods; (arch.) secondhand goods; (arch.) old furniture
Chinese ship; ship built in Chinese style; Chinese-style ship; Japanese ship engaged in trade with China (during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods)
(Japanese) larch (Larix leptolepis, Larix kaempferi)
poetry of the Tang period; Tang poetry
China and India; far away
karamon; large gate with a karahafu gable (typically at a temple, shrine or castle)
karaori; Chinese weave; cloth decorated with birds and flowers in silk; noh theater costume made with karaori weave
absurd; nonsensical; ridiculous; idiotic; laughable; ludicrous
green chili pepper; unripe chili pepper
visiting Tang China (esp. of an envoy, monk, or exchange student); entering Tang China
Edo-period seller of foreign goods
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty
damn Westerner; (lit.) hairy foreigner
Chinese design; Chinese style; traditional architecture associated with Zen
thin leather with gold patterns (introduced from Europe during the Edo period)
Chinese name for a high government office (ritsuryō period); (arch.) alias; (arch.) pseudonym
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
Chinese painting; painting with Chinese subject; Chinese-style painting
mousseline de laine; mousseline; light woollen fabric
spruce tree (esp. Picea jezoensis hondoensis, a variety of Ezo spruce)
foreign dog (esp. of Chinese origin)
karahafu; bow-shaped eaves of a gabled roof; undulating gable; cusped gable
desk made in China; Chinese style desk
var. of taro with long purple stalks
deep-fried Chinese pastry (sweetened with jiaogulan)
Tang-era Chinese music; tōgaku; style of gagaku based on Tang-era Chinese music and ancient Indian song and dance
Karatsu ware; Karatsu porcelain
deep-fried Chinese pastry (sweetened with jiaogulan)
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
short coat for noblewomen (Nara and Heian period)
wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox); Japanese allspice
shishito pepper (variety of Capsicum annuum)
Manganji pepper (sweet variety originally from Maizuru, Kyoto)
tō-on; Tang reading; on reading of a kanji based on Song dynasty and later Chinese
Chinese-style ritual saddle
blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
shishito pepper (variety of Capsicum annuum)
sorghum (Sorghum bicolor); Indian millet
China-made thread or yarn
tawny brown; dark vermillion
thin leather with gold patterns (introduced from Europe during the Edo period)
door made of one or several wooden planks and no door framework
karaori; Chinese weave; cloth decorated with birds and flowers in silk; noh theater costume made with karaori weave
sliding door covered with thick patterned paper
tang cai (Brassica rapa var. toona)
tōmaru (breed of long-crowing fowl from Niigata Prefecture); cylindrical bamboo cage for keeping tōmaru fowl; netting-covered bamboo cage used to transport criminals (Edo period)
karayuki-san; young Japanese women who were sent to work (mainly as prostitutes) in foreign countries, esp. in Southeast Asia (Meiji to early Showa)
Chinese temple bamboo (Sinobambusa tootsik); tootsik bamboo
Chinese brush; writing brush made in China
nemophila (Nemophila menziesii); baby blue-eyes
flail (for threshing grain)
Later Tang dynasty (of China; 923-937); Later T'ang dynasty
castor oil plant (Ricinus communis); castor oil bean
sweet pepper (any non-spicy variety of Capsicum annuum)
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
apricot (Prunus armeniaca); Prunus persica var. densa (Chinese variety of peach)
cylindrical bamboo cage for keeping tōmaru fowl; netting-covered bamboo cage used to transport criminals (Edo period)
shishito; small sweet green pepper
plow (esp. horse or ox-drawn); plough
flail (for threshing grain)
Tetradium ruticarpum (species of deciduous trees)
deep-fried Chinese pastry (sweetened with jiaogulan)
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
admiration of Chinese culture (as opposed to Japanese culture); the Chinese spirit; Chinese soul
Elaeagnus multiflora var. hortensis (variety of goumi)
Elaeagnus multiflora var. hortensis (variety of goumi)
tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica); bloodflower
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
Karatsu ware; Karatsu porcelain
Okinawan-style fermented tofu
cylindrical bamboo cage for keeping tōmaru fowl; netting-covered bamboo cage used to transport criminals (Edo period)
karayuki-san; young Japanese women who were sent to work (mainly as prostitutes) in foreign countries, esp. in Southeast Asia (Meiji to early Showa)
karayuki-san; young Japanese women who were sent to work (mainly as prostitutes) in foreign countries, esp. in Southeast Asia (Meiji to early Showa)
karayuki-san; young Japanese women who were sent to work (mainly as prostitutes) in foreign countries, esp. in Southeast Asia (Meiji to early Showa)
pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum)
Norway spruce (Picea abies)
Norway spruce (Picea abies)
Tang shaku (approx. 29.6 cm)
shishito; small sweet green pepper
shishito; small sweet green pepper
shishito; small sweet green pepper
trident maple (Acer buergerianum)
tōsō-on; Tang-Song reading; on reading of a kanji based on Song dynasty and later Chinese
the eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian period (Enchin, Engyō, Ennin, Eun, Jōgyō, Kūkai, Saichō and Shūei)
miniature Chusan palm (Trachycarpus wagnerianus); (poss. Trachycarpus fortunei)
miniature Chusan palm (Trachycarpus wagnerianus); (poss. Trachycarpus fortunei)
style of gagaku based on Tang-era Chinese music and ancient Indian song and dance
kara flowering quince (Chaenomeles lagenaria)
star anise (Illicium verum)
Chinese person; Korean person
high-grade white sugar imported from China
thick Japanese paper resembling Chinese paper (from late Edo period onward)
Chinese characters; kanji
Chinese; Korean; foreign language; language one doesn't understand
cat (esp. one imported from China)
natto made by a temple and given to supporters at the end of the year
karamon gate with karahafu eaves at the front and back
rhubarb (Rheum undulatum)
parasol; sunshade; (arch.) large umbrella carried by a noble's attendant
Old Book of Tang (10th century history book covering the Tang dynasty)
New Book of Tang (11th century history book covering the Tang dynasty)
dong quai (aromatic herb used to treat various gynecological symptoms, Angelica sinensis)
China pink (species of flower, Dianthus chinensis)
Thalictrum minus var. hypoleucum (variety of lesser meadow rue)
Hawaiian ladyfish (Elops hawaiensis)
Crepidiastrum keiskeanum (species of plant in the daisy family)
broad-leaf privet (Ligustrum lucidum); glossy privet