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Japanese

//ˌd͡ʒæpəˈniːz// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective

1
Of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of Japan, its people, language, or culture.
"A Japanese saw is one that cuts on the pull stroke rather than on the push stroke."
2
Of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of Japan, its people, language, or culture.; Of or relating to the Yamato people.
"The Ainu were subject to forced assimilation by the Japanese since at least the 18th century."

Adjective

1
of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language wordnet

Proper Noun

1
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!"

Noun

1
A person living in or originating from Japan, or of Japanese ancestry. countable, in-plural
"A Japanese will typically have black hair, brown eyes, and pale skin."
2
the language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the Japanese wordnet
3
Ellipsis of Japanese food. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable
"Let’s go out to eat. I’m in the mood for Japanese."
4
a native or inhabitant of Japan wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Etymology tree Hokkien 日本 /Ji̍t-púnbor. Malay Jepangbor. Portuguese Japãobor. ▲ Malay Jepangbor. Dutch Japanbor. English Japan Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Japanese From Japan + -ese after the model of earlier Portuguese japonês, New Latin japonensis, French japonais, etc.

Etymology 2

Etymology 3

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