Examples of Japanese loanwords in Chinese

Just some of the Chinese words I came across that has Japanese origins, where the Japanese uses kanji, which has Chinese origins.

實驗 [shí yàn] meaning "experiment" comes from the Japanese 實驗 (じっけん) [jikken]

电视 [diàn shì] / 電視 [din6 si6] meaning "television" comes from the Japanese 電視 (でんし) [denshi]

杂志 [zá zhì] / 雜誌 [zaap6 zi3] meaning "magazine" comes from the Japanese 雑誌 (ざっし) [zasshi]

电话 [diàn huà] / 電話 [din6 waa6-2] meaning "telephone" comes from the Japanese 電話 (でんわ) [denwa]

自由 [zì yóu] /自由 [zi6 jau4] meaning "liberty" comes from the Japanese 自由 (じゆう) [jiyū]

漫画 [màn huà] / 漫畫 [maan6 waa6-2] meaning "comics" comes from the Japanese 漫画 (まんが) [manga]

电池 [diàn chí] / 電池 [din6 ci4] meaning "battery" comes from the Japanese 電池 (でんち) [denchi]

投资 [tóu zī] / 投資 [tau4 zi1] meaning "invest" comes from the Japanese 投資 (とうし) [tōshi]

社会 [shè huì] / 社會 [she5 wui6-2] meaning "society" comes from the Japanese 社会 (しゃかい) [shakai]

系统 [xì tǒng] / 系統 [hai6 tung2] meaning "system" comes from the Japanese 系統 (けいとう) [keitō]

温度 [wēn dù] / 溫度 [wan1 dou6] meaning "temperature" comes from the Japanese 溫度 (おんど) [ondo]

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