List: gairaigo

gairaigo  Portuguese origin  ateji  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• watering can, watering pot, sprinkling can

gairaigo  Sanskrit origin  search-only kana form  search-only kanji form  Buddhism  noun  noun (generic)  usually written using kana alone  colloquial 

• Mara, demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment
• obstacle to enlightenment
• penis

gairaigo  Sanskrit origin  noun  noun (generic)  historical term  abbreviation 

• bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun)
• travelling female entertainer dressed as a nun (Kamakura, Muromachi periods)
• lowly prostitute dressed as a nun (Edo period)
• female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts

gairaigo  Sanskrit origin  noun  noun (generic) 

• Gautama Buddha, Shakyamuni, the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?)

gairaigo  Korean origin  obsolete term  noun  noun (generic) 

• hangul (Korean script)

gairaigo  Russian origin  popular  ateji  rarely used kanji form  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• Russia

gairaigo  Portuguese origin  ateji  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• amah (foreign maid or nursemaid working in east Asia)

gairaigo  Chinese origin  noun  noun (generic) 

• kaoliang, variety of sorghum, esp. used in making spirits

gairaigo  Chinese origin  mahjong  noun  noun (generic) 

• win worth 8000 points (or, if dealer, 12000 points)

gairaigo  Chinese origin  noun  noun (generic) 

• fermented Chinese alcoholic beverage (esp. Shaoxing wine)
• old alcohol