Japanese (katakana)

Japanese (rōmaji)

Dutch (origin)

English meaning (of Japanese word)

Notes

アラック

arakku

Arak

Arrack

a kind of alcoholic beverage

アルカリ

arukari

alkali

Alkali

a chemical

アスベスト

asubesuto

asbest

Asbestos

バロメーター

baromeetaa

barometer

Barometer

ビール, 麦酒

biiru

Bier

Beer

ブリキ

buriki

Blik

tin, tin plate

ダンス

dansu

Dans

Dance

デッキ

dekki

Dek

deck, floor of a ship

ドック

dokku

Dok

(dry) dock

ドンタク

dontaku

zondag (Sunday)

name of a festival at Kyushu (Fukuoka/Hakatta)

See also handon., Sunday is the sabbath day of many Christians

ドロップ

doroppu

Dorp

Liquorice

a kind of sweets

ガラス, 硝子

garasu

Glas

window glass

ガス

gasu

Gas

Gas

ギプス

gipusu

Gips

gypsum, plaster, stuff used when one's bone is broken

ゴム

gomu

gom/gum

rubber, eraser

グラス

gurasu

Glas

drinking glass

ハム

hamu

Ham

Ham

sort of pork meat

半ドン

handon

zondag (Sunday)

half-day holiday

Compound of Japanese han (half) and dontaku. Not used often

ヒステリー

hisuterii

hysterie

Hysteria

uncontrollable outburst of emotion

ホップ

hoppu

Hop

Hop

plant used in the beer making process

インキ

inki

Inkt

Ink

changed to inku (インク) from English. Inki is seen in names of old companies producing ink

カバン

kaban

kabas

Bag

the dutch word kabas is not used anymore. Tas (bag) or Koffer (case) is used nowadays. Kabas is actually an oldfashioned big reed basket.

カンフル

kanfuru

kamfer

Camphor

fragrant syrup

カルキ

karuki

Kalk

chalk, white limestone

キニーネ

kiniine

kinine

Quinine

similar to caffeine, medication used to treat malaria

コック

kokku

Kok

Cook

the person who cooks

コンマ

konma

komma

Comma

コンパス

konpasu

kompas

Compass

コーヒー, 珈琲

koohii

koffie

Coffee

コップ

koppu

Kop/mok (cup/mug)

drinking glass

Note the difference in meaning, Duch people wont call a (drinking) glass "kop";May have come from Portuguese ``copo.

コルク

koruku

Kurk

cork (material)

マドロス

madorosu

matroos

Sailor

not used often in Japanese

マント

manto

mantel

cloak, mantle

マラリヤ

marariya

malaria

Malaria

マーモット

maamotto

marmot

Marmot

Animal

マスト

masuto

Mast

mast (of a ship)

メス

mesu

Mes

Knife

モルヒネ

moruhine

morfine

Morphine

ニッケル

nikkeru

nikkel

Nickel

a metal

オルゴール

orugooru

orgel (organ)

music box

Dutch: muziekdoos

パップ

pappu

Pap

pap, porridge

not often used in japanese, kayu (かゆ、粥）is used instead

ペン

pen

Pen

Pen

ペリカン

perikan

pelikaan

Pelican

Bird

ピンセット

pinsetto

pincet

pincette, tweezers

ピント

pinto

punt (point)

focus point of a lens/photocamera

ピストル

pisutoru

pistool

Pistol

ポンプ

ponpu

pomp

Pump

ポルダー

porudaa

polder

drained low lying land prepared for use (e.g. reclaimed from the sea)

ラバルベル

rabaruberu

rabarber

Rhubarb

edible plant, word is not used often in japanese

ランプ

rampu

Lamp

Lamp

ランドセル

randoseru

ransel

square backpack, knapsack

ランセット

ransetto

lancet

Lancet

not used often

レンズ

renzu

Lens

Lens

レプラ

repura

Lepra

lepra, leprosy

contagious bacterial disease, this name is not used anymore in Japanese

レッテル

retteru

Letter

only used in「レッテルを貼る」retteru o haru: to tag/label someone (negative meaning)

Original meaning: character which is part of an alphabet like in "the letter A is the first in the alphabet"

リュックサック

ryukkusakku

rugzak

rucksack.

サーベル

saaberu

sabel

saber, curved single-edged sword

サフラン

safuran

saffraan

Saffron

species of crocus plant; spice and food coloring 

シロップ

siroppu

siroop

Syrup

スコップ

sukoppu

schop

shovel, scoop

スポイト

supoito

(injectie)spuit

(Medicine) syringe; fire engine

スープ

suupu

Soep

Soup

タラップ

tarappu

trap (stairs)

gangway ladder

ヨード

yoodo

jodium

Iodine

chemical element

ゼネイフル

zeneifuru

jenever

Dutch gin

alcoholic beverage

ズック

zukku

Doek

plimsolls, shoes made of canvas/cloth

Original Dutch meaning: cloth, piece of textile, canvas