Japanese

[jap-uh-neez, -nees]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

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

noun

plural

Japanese

Often Offensive.��a native or inhabitant of Japan or a person of Japanese descent.
the language of Japan. Japn., Japn

Japanese

/ ˌ��æ��əˈ�Ծ�ː�� /

adjective

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

noun

a native or inhabitant of Japan or a descendant of one
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

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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 Word Forms

anti-Japanese adjective��anti-Japanese
non-Japanese adjective��non-Japanese
pro-Japanese adjective��pro-Japanese
pseudo-Japanese adjective��pseudo-Japanese
quasi-Japanese adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Japanese¹

First recorded in 1580–90; Japan + -ese

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Example Sentences

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“I think I’m approaching a level that is sufficient to pitch in games,” Ohtani said in Japanese on Saturday night.

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In particular, one happened when the government was about to privatize the pension system, because the Japanese population is aging and the ratio between the workers and retired people is worsening.

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It was Nick's £100 1970s Japanese Fender that was in pieces.

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On Thursday, dozens of volunteers scrubbed graffiti from the sandstone walls of the Japanese American National Museum.

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He said the anime store near the Japanese Village Plaza was vandalized and boarded up.

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Japan Current Japanese Americans, internment of

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