Japanese Definition

jăpə-nēz, -nēs
adjective
Of Japan or its people, language, or culture.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
A native or inhabitant of Japan.
American Heritage
A person born or living in Japan.
Webster's New World
The language spoken in Japan, believed by some scholars to be distantly related to Korean.
Webster's New World
Plural form of Japanese.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
pronoun

The main language spoken in Japan.

I’ve been studying Japanese for three years, and I still can’t order pizza in Tokyo!
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Origin of Japanese

  • From Japan +‎ -ese.

    From Wiktionary

Japanese Sentence Examples

  • The Japanese books are very odd.

  • The Japanese have produced few books of importance, and their compositions are chiefly remarkable as being lighter and more secular than is usual in Asia, but the older Chinese works take high rank both for their merits and the effect they have had.

  • I never realized what a wonderful people the Japanese are until I saw their most interesting exhibit.

  • I went to the Japanese department with Prof. Morse who is a well-known lecturer.

  • The eighth voyage, led by Captain Saris, extended the operations of the company to Japan; and in 1613 the Japanese government granted privileges to the company; but the British retired in 1623, giving up their factory.

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Words Starting With

JJAJAP

Words Ending With

ESEESE

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Words Starting With J and Ending With E

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