This is one of the pages of the sci.lang.japan Frequently Asked Questions.
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6. Word origins
Questions about the origins of words in Japanese come up time and time
again. Some of these are based on common misconceptions: for example
Japan's famous Mount Fuji is never referred to as Fujiyama
(see 6.1. What is the name of Mount Fuji? ) and `Godzilla' actually has nothing to do with
religion (see 6.3. What is the origin of the name Godzilla? ). Also discussed here are origins of
the many foreign loan-words in Japanese (see 6.12. Words from foreign languages ).
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