JAPANESE Definition & Meaning

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

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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 51�Թ� 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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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Japanese¹

First recorded in 1580–90; Japan + -ese

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Example Sentences

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For years leading up to Ohtani’s free agency, the Dodgers had identified an opportunity to capture the Japanese baseball market.

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And how they’ll square the story of Japanese Americans shipped off to incarceration camps during World War II with an “unmatched record of advancing liberty.”

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This makes it the first Chinese aircraft carrier to do so , according to Japanese news outlets.

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Japanese firm Nippon Steel has completed its long-sought takeover of a smaller American company, after agreeing to yield unusual control to the US government.

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“I was more nervous than when I’m just a hitter,” Ohtani said in Japanese.

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Japan Current Japanese Americans, internment of

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