Japanese Loanwords Bingo Cards

Borrowed Japanese Words Bingo Card

These cards are about Borrowed Japanese Words. These Japanese words and terms are now commonly used in the English language, e.g. "futon" and "karaoke". These include words like anime , haiku , karaoke , ramen , and teriyaki .

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Words List For Borrowed Japanese Words Bingo Cards

anime bonsai futon geisha ginkgo
haiku hibachi judo jujitsu kamikaze
karaoke karate kimono ninja origami
ramen rickshaw sake samurai sushi
teriyaki tofu tsunami tycoon wasabi



How To Play Japanese Loanwords Bingo

  1. Print out your free Borrowed Japanese Words bingo boards, or make custom ones with Bingo Card Creator. Click here to get started.
  2. Give one card to each player.
  3. Call off words randomly, for example by using a call list. You can either just say a word, like "kimono ", or you can make up a more involved clue involving kimono .
  4. When a word is called, each player should find it and mark it.
  5. The first player(s) to clear five words in any direction (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) wins a small prize.

Notes: How long a bingo game lasts depends on what pace you read the clues at and how many players you have. If you read faster, such as for older or more experienced students, or if you have more players, the game tends to end more quickly. In general, I suggest allocating between twenty and thirty minutes to a bingo game. Since they can potentially end as early as the fourth word called, though that is quite rare, I encourage you to keep playing in the event of the game being over earlier than you expected it to be.