Japanese
- caqui = Diospyros plant, and its fruit, the persimmon: from Japanese kaki.
- quimono = kimono: from Japanese kimono literally "thing to be put on," from ki "to put on, wear," + mono "thing, person."
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Famous quotes containing the word japanese:
“The Japanese say, “If the flower is to be beautiful, it must be cultivated.””
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My head a moon
Of Japanese paper, my gold beaten skin
Infinitely delicate and infinitely expensive.”
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