| 财阀 | cai2 fa2 | tycoon |
| 杨梅 | yang2 mei2 | red bayberry |
| 美日 | mei3 ri4 | US-Japan |
| 富士 | fu4 shi4 | Fuji (Japanese company) |
| 横滨 | heng2 bin1 | Yokohama, Japan |
| 紫菜 | zi3 cai4 | Japanese: nori |
| 陈天华 | chen2 tian1 hua4 | Chen Tianhua (1875-1905), anti-Qing revolutionary from Hunan, drowned himself in Japan in 1905 |
| 九州 | jiu3 zhou1 | Kiushu |
| 丰田 | feng1 tian2 | Toyota, Japanese car make |
| 朝日 | zhao1 ri4 | morning sun |
| 使役 | shi3 yi4 | working (animal) |
| 手卷 | shou3 juan3 | fist |
| 碁 | qi2 | the game of Go |