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Japanese

[ jap-uh-neez, -nees ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Japan, its people, or their language.


noun

plural Japanese.
  1. Often Offensive. a native or inhabitant of Japan or a person of Japanese descent.
  2. the language of Japan. : Japn., Japn

Japanese

/ ˌæəˈԾː /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Japan, its people, or their language
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. -nese a native or inhabitant of Japan or a descendant of one
  2. the official language of Japan: the native language of approximately 100 million people: considered by some scholars to be part of the Altaic family of languages
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Sensitive Note

In the past, the word Japanese has been used as a noun to describe a person or people (the store owner is a Japanese ). This usage is dated and often considered offensive today.
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·پ-··Ա adjective noun plural antiJapanese
  • ԴDz-·· adjective noun plural nonJapanese
  • -··Ա adjective noun plural proJapanese
  • ·-··Ա adjective noun plural pseudoJapanese
  • ܲ·-··Ա adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Japanese1

First recorded in 1580–90; Japan + -ese
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Example Sentences

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The Trump administration has started talks with trading partners over tariffs, with a Japanese delegation visiting Washington last week and South Korea is set to start negotiations this week.

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On her next creation, Miyo said: "I'm always interested in combining both Western and Japanese cultures in my baking... I'm experimenting all of the time."

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It was last invoked in World War Two, when people of Japanese descent were imprisoned without trial and thousands sent to internment camps.

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So, the 26-year-old Japanese star dug deeper into his bag of tricks.

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The figure is roughly life-size, rendered in spare, firm strokes of black acrylic applied with Japanese brushes to sizable sheets of paper.

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