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Japanese Definition

Japa·nese (jap′ə nēz′, -nēs′)

adjective

of Japan or its people, language, or culture

noun

  1. pl. -·nese′ a person born or living in Japan
  2. the language spoken in Japan, believed by some scholars to be distantly related to Korean

Japanese Synonyms

Japanese

modif.

Ainu, Nipponese, East Asian; see Asian 1, 2.

Japanese Synonyms

Japanese

n.

Ainus, Nipponese, Nisei, Issei, East Asians.