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Japanophile

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: jə-păn'ə-fīl'
  • UK: jə-păn'ō-fīl'
  • UK: /dʒəˌpænə(ʊ)ˈfaɪl/
  • rhymes with -aɪl

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noun

Meaning 1

A person who loves the country, culture, or people of Japan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Nipponophile

Antonyms: Japanophobe, Nipponophobe

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Hokkien 日本 /Ji̍t-púnbor. Malay Jepangbor. Portuguese Japãobor. ▲ Malay Jepangbor. Dutch Japanbor. English Japan Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *bhil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bhil-o-s Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor. Latin -philalbor. English -phile English Japanophile From Japan + -o- + -phile.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: японофи́л (japonofíl) — A person who loves Japan
  • Bulgarian: японофи́лка (japonofílka) — A person who loves Japan
  • Chinese Mandarin: 哈日族 (hārìzú) — A person who loves Japan
  • Chinese Mandarin: 親日派 /亲日派 (qīnrìpài) — A person who loves Japan
  • Chinese Mandarin: 哈日 (hārì) — A person who loves Japan
  • Chinese Mandarin: 精日 (jīngrì) — A person who loves Japan
  • Finnish: japanofiili — A person who loves Japan
  • French: japonophile — A person who loves Japan
  • French: nippophile — A person who loves Japan
  • Galician: xaponófilo — A person who loves Japan
  • German: Japanophil — A person who loves Japan
  • Italian: nippofilo — A person who loves Japan
  • Japanese: 親日派 (shinnichiha) — A person who loves Japan
  • Japanese: 哈日族 (hārīzū) — A person who loves Japan
  • Japanese: ジャパノファイル (japanofairu) — A person who loves Japan
  • Korean: 지일파 (jiilpa) — A person who loves Japan
  • Portuguese: nipófilo — A person who loves Japan
  • Russian: японофи́л (japonofíl) — A person who loves Japan
  • Russian: японофи́лка (japonofílka) — A person who loves Japan
  • Spanish: nipofilo — A person who loves Japan
  • Spanish: japonofilo — A person who loves Japan
  • Swedish: japanofil — A person who loves Japan
  • Swedish: nippofil — A person who loves Japan
  • Vietnamese: Thân Nhật Bản — A person who loves Japan