adj
Meaning 1
Japanese.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Nipponese
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Sound
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name
Meaning 2
The Japanese language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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Meaning relationships
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noun
Meaning 3
A Japanese person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the Japanese Emperor
- Japanese cars
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Japanese
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
a native or inhabitant of Japan
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Japanese
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Asian, Asiatic
Narrower terms: Ryukyuan, Jap, Nip, geisha, geisha girl, shogun
History
Etymology
From Nippon (romanized version of 日本, the native Japanese name for Japan) + -ese.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 日本的 (Rìběnde) — Translations
- French: nippon — Translations
- Galician: nipón — Translations
- Italian: nipponico — Translations
- Polish: japoński — Translations
- Brazilian Portuguese: nipônico — Translations
- European Portuguese: nipónico — Translations
- Spanish: nipón — Translations