Standard Lemma guide

Nipponize

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To make or become Japanese, as to customs, culture, or style.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Japanize, Japanicize

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To convert to katakana or to enable to work with the Japanese script.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To translate into Japanese.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

Alternative letter-case form of Nipponize.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Nippon Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English Nipponize From Nippon + -ize.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 日本化 (Rìběnhuà) — to make or become Japanese
  • Chinese Mandarin: 皇民化 (huángmínhuà) — to make or become Japanese
  • Finnish: japanisoida — to make or become Japanese
  • Finnish: japanisoitua — to make or become Japanese
  • French: nipponiser — to make or become Japanese
  • French: japoniser — to make or become Japanese
  • Japanese: 日本化する (Nihonka-suru) — to make or become Japanese
  • Lithuanian: japoninti — to make or become Japanese
  • Portuguese: niponizar — to make or become Japanese
  • Russian: японизи́ровать (japonizírovatʹ) — to make or become Japanese
  • Spanish: niponizar — to make or become Japanese
  • Turkish: japonlaştırmak — to make or become Japanese
  • Vietnamese: Nhật hóa — to make or become Japanese
  • Vietnamese: Nhật Bản hóa — to make or become Japanese
  • Chinese Mandarin: 日本化 (Rìběnhuà) — to convert to katakana or to enable to work with the Japanese script
  • French: nipponiser — to convert to katakana or to enable to work with the Japanese script
  • French: japoniser — to convert to katakana or to enable to work with the Japanese script
  • Japanese: 日本化する (Nihonka-suru) — to convert to katakana or to enable to work with the Japanese script
  • Japanese: 仮名書きする (kanagaki-suru) — to convert to katakana or to enable to work with the Japanese script
  • Russian: японизи́ровать (japonizírovatʹ) — to convert to katakana or to enable to work with the Japanese script
  • Spanish: niponizar — to convert to katakana or to enable to work with the Japanese script
  • Vietnamese: Nhật hóa — to convert to katakana or to enable to work with the Japanese script
  • Vietnamese: Nhật Bản hóa — to convert to katakana or to enable to work with the Japanese script
  • Arabic: تَرْجَمَ إِلَى اَلْيَابَانِيَّة (tarjama ʔilā l-yābāniyya) — to translate into Japanese
  • Chinese Mandarin: 翻譯成日語 /翻译成日语 (fānyì chéng Rìyǔ) — to translate into Japanese
  • Finnish: japanintaa — to translate into Japanese
  • French: traduire en japonais — to translate into Japanese
  • Japanese: 日本語に翻訳する (Nihongo-ni hon'yaku-suru) — to translate into Japanese
  • Japanese: 和訳する (Wayaku-suru) — to translate into Japanese
  • Russian: переводи́ть на япо́нский (perevodítʹ na japónskij) — to translate into Japanese
  • Russian: перевести́ на япо́нский (perevestí na japónskij) — to translate into Japanese
  • Spanish: traducir a japonés — to translate into Japanese