Definition of Japanese

1. Noun. A native or inhabitant of Japan.

Exact synonyms: Nipponese
Examples of category: Samurai, Ninja, Ninja, Samurai
Group relationships: Japan, Nihon, Nippon
Generic synonyms: Asian, Asiatic
Specialized synonyms: Ryukyuan, Jap, Nip, Geisha, Geisha Girl, Shogun
Derivative terms: Nipponese

2. Adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language. "Japanese cars"
Exact synonyms: Nipponese
Partainyms: Japan
Derivative terms: Nipponese

3. Noun. The language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the Japanese.
Generic synonyms: Altaic, Altaic Language
Specialized synonyms: Ryukyuan
Geographical relationships: Japan, Nihon, Nippon
Examples of category: Mikado, Tenno

Definition of Japanese

1. a. Of or pertaining to Japan, or its inhabitants.

2. n. sing. & pl. A native or inhabitant of Japan; collectively, the people of Japan.

Definition of Japanese

1. Adjective. Of, relating to, or derived from Japan, its language, or culture. ¹

2. Noun. A person living in or coming from Japan, or of Japanese ancestry. ¹

3. Noun. (uncountable) #Adjective Japanese food. ¹

4. Proper noun. The main language spoken in Japan. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Japanese

Janus particles
Jap
Japan
Japan Socialist Party
Japan Standard Time
Japan Trench
Japan allspice
Japan bittersweet
Japan cedar
Japan current
Japan tallow
Japan wax
Japanazi
Japanazis
Japanese (current term)
Japanese-speaking
Japanese Archipelago
Japanese B encephalitis virus
Japanese Bobtail
Japanese Bobtails
Japanese Giant Salamanders
Japanese Islands
Japanese Red Army
Japanese Sign Language
Japanese allspice
Japanese amberjack
Japanese andromeda
Japanese angelica tree
Japanese apricot

Literary usage of Japanese

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"Lilt Digest 53:1243-4 N 11 '16 Mongolia; killing of Japanese by Chinese soldiers. ... Lit Digest 52:557-8 Mr 4 '16 See aleo Russo-Japanese treaty United ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Under the heavy-handed guidance of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry and with careful analyses of potential export markets, the Japanese have ..."

3. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1916)
"THE Japanese LAW OF NATIONALITY The Japanese law of nationality was amended ... Article 18 of the previous law provided that a Japanese woman lost her ..."

4. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York public library (1921)
"Royal Commission on Chinese and Japanese Immigration. ... t BERA Ethnological basis of the Japanese claim to be a white race. (Current opinion. ..."

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