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Japanophobia

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A fear or hate of Japan and Japanese people or culture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Nipponophobia

Antonyms: Japanophilia, Nipponophilia

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Japano- Proto-Indo-European *bhegw- Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English Japanophobia From Japano- + -phobia.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 反日 (fǎn-Rì) — the fear of Japan or Japanese
  • Chinese Mandarin: 反日情感 (fǎn-Rì qínggǎn) — the fear of Japan or Japanese
  • Chinese Mandarin: 反日主義 /反日主义 (fǎn-Rì zhǔyì) — the fear of Japan or Japanese
  • Chinese Mandarin: 仇日 (chóurì) — the fear of Japan or Japanese
  • Finnish: japanofobia — the fear of Japan or Japanese
  • French: japonophobie — the fear of Japan or Japanese
  • French: nippophobie — the fear of Japan or Japanese
  • German: Japanophobie — the fear of Japan or Japanese
  • Japanese: 反日感情 (han-Nichi kanjō) — the fear of Japan or Japanese
  • Japanese: 反日 (han-Nichi) — the fear of Japan or Japanese
  • Russian: японофо́бия (japonofóbija) — the fear of Japan or Japanese