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Japanophilia

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-filʹĭ-ə
  • UK: jə-păn'ō-filʹĭ-ə
  • UK: /dʒəˌpanə(ʊ)ˈfɪlɪ.ə/
  • US: jə-păn'ə-filʹē-ə
  • US: /d͡ʒəˌpænəˈfɪli.ə/
  • rhymes with -ɪliə

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noun

Meaning 1

A strong interest in the country, culture, or people of Japan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Nipponophilia, weeabooism

Antonyms: Japanophobia, Nipponophobia

History

Etymology

From Japano- (“Japan”) + -philia.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: يَابَانُوفِيلِيَا (yābānūfīliyā) — strong interest in Japan
  • Bulgarian: японофи́лия (japonofílija) — strong interest in Japan
  • Chinese Mandarin: 親日性 /亲日性 (qīnrìxìng) — strong interest in Japan
  • Finnish: japanofilia — strong interest in Japan
  • French: nippophilie — strong interest in Japan
  • French: japonophilie — strong interest in Japan
  • German: Japanophilie — strong interest in Japan
  • Greek: ιαπωνοφιλία (iaponofilía) — strong interest in Japan
  • Indonesian: Japanofilia — strong interest in Japan
  • Italian: nippofilia — strong interest in Japan
  • Japanese: 親日性 (shinnichisei) — strong interest in Japan
  • Korean: 친일성 (chinilseong) — strong interest in Japan
  • Macedonian: јапонофилија (japonofilija) — strong interest in Japan
  • Portuguese: nipofilia — strong interest in Japan
  • Russian: японофи́лия (japonofílija) — strong interest in Japan
  • Serbo-Croatian: јапанофѝлија — strong interest in Japan
  • Serbo-Croatian: japanofìlija — strong interest in Japan
  • Spanish: japonofilia — strong interest in Japan
  • Spanish: nipofilia — strong interest in Japan
  • Spanish: niponofilia — strong interest in Japan
  • Swedish: japanofili — strong interest in Japan
  • Swedish: nippofili — strong interest in Japan
  • Vietnamese: thân Nhật Bản — strong interest in Japan
  • Vietnamese: chuộng Nhật Bản — strong interest in Japan
  • Vietnamese: sính Nhật Bản — strong interest in Japan