Statistics for English Words of Japanese Origin

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Definition	Word	% Correct
Form of entertainment, offered typically by bars and clubs, in which people take turns to sing popular songs into a microphone over pre-recorded backing tracks.	Karaoke	96%
Long, high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance.	Tsunami	96%
Style of Japanese film and television animation, typically aimed at adults as well as children.	Anime	92%
Japanese art of folding paper into decorative shapes and figures.	Origami	92%
Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world.	Haiku	91%
Long, loose traditional Japanese robe with wide sleeves, tied with a sash.	Kimono	89%
Member of a powerful military caste in feudal Japan.	Samurai	77%
Sport of unarmed combat derived from ju-jitsu and intended to train the body and mind.	Judo	64%