Japan Vocabulary

a spiritual discipline that involves deep relaxation and clearing the mind of distracting thoughts

• Meditation

• Pagoda

• Prince Shotoku

• Shinto

A tower-shaped structure with several stories and upturned, tiled roofs

• Meditation

• Pagoda

• Prince Shotoku

• Shinto

a Japanese ruler who encouraged cultural diffusion from countries on the Asian mainland

• Meditation

• Pagoda

• Prince Shotoku

• Shinto

a Japanese religion that express love and respect for nature

• Meditation

• Pagoda

• Prince Shotoku

• Shinto

a Samurai code that called on warriors to be honest, fair, and fearless

• Bushido

• Daimyo

• Martial Arts

• Restoration

a local lord in Japan in the era of samurai

• Bushido

• Daimyo

• Martial Arts

• Restoration

styles of fighting or self-defense, such as modern-day judo and karate, that began mostly in Asia

• Bushido

• Daimyo

• Martial Arts

• Restoration

the return of a past state, situation or ruler

• Bushido

• Daimyo

• Martial Arts

• Restoration

a member of a powerful warrior class in Japan

• Samurai

• Shogun

• Zen Buddhism

• Restoration

the head of the military government of Japan in the era of the samurai

• Samurai

• Shogun

• Zen Buddhism

• Restoration