Japanese
Etymology
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Etymology
From Japan + -ese after the model of earlier Portuguese japonês, nl. japonensis, French japonais, etc.
Pronunciation- IPA: /ˌd͡ʒæpəˈniːz/
Japanese (not comparable)
- Of, relating to, or derived from Japan, its people, language, or culture.
- A Japanese saw is one that cuts on the pull stroke rather than on the push stroke.
- In the United States, Japanese animation has had a tremendous surge in popularity over the last few years.
- French: japonais
- German: japanisch
- Italian: giapponese, nipponico
- Portuguese: japonês, nipônico
- Russian: япо́нский
- Spanish: japonés, nipón (uncommon)
Japanese
- (countable, chiefly, in the plural) A person/people living in or coming from Japan, or of Japanese ancestry.
- A Japanese will typically have black hair, brown eyes, and pale skin.
- 2007 October 16, Madeleine Brand, “Japan Struggles to Meet Its CO2 Emissions Limits”, Day to Day, National Public Radio,
- Motoyuki Shibata isn’t a typical Japanese.
- 1938, Ogden Nash, The Japanese:
- How courteous is the Japanese;
He always says, "Excuse it, please."
- (uncountable) Japanese food.
- Let’s go out to eat. I’m in the mood for Japanese.
- French: Japonais, Japonaise, Nippon, Nippone
- German: Japaner (Japanerin; Japanese)
- Italian: giapponese
- Portuguese: japonês, japonesa
- Russian: япо́нец
- Spanish: japonés, japonesa, nipón (uncommon), nipona (uncommon)
A language that is primarily spoken in East Asia and is the official language of Japan. - I’ve been studying Japanese for three years, and I still can’t order pizza in Tokyo!
- French: japonais
- German: Japanisch
- Italian: giapponese
- Portuguese: japonês
- Russian: япо́нский язы́к
- Spanish: japonés
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