Japanese definitions

jăp'ə-nēz', -nēs'
Of Japan or its people, language, or culture.
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A person born or living in Japan.
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The language spoken in Japan, believed by some scholars to be distantly related to Korean.
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Of or relating to Japan or its people, language, or culture.
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The language of the Japanese, possibly related to the Altaic family, written in kana and Chinese characters.
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Of, relating to, or derived from Japan, its 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.

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

A Japanese will typically have black hair, brown eyes, and pale skin.

noun
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(uncountable) Japanese food.

Let’s go out to eat. I’m in the mood for Japanese.

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Plural form of Japanese.
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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.