Japanophile

//dʒəˌpænə(ʊ)ˈfaɪl// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who loves the country, culture, or people of Japan.

    "I am convinced that this book is not solely of interest to Japanophiles. The quality of Sado Hasegawa's work shines through and the book should prove to be a valued asset to any home library and is beautiful for display."

Synonyms

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nipponophilenipponophileweeabooweeb

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"I am convinced that this book is not solely of interest to Japanophiles. The quality of Sado Hasegawa's work shines through and the book should prove to be a valued asset to any home library and is beautiful for display."

Etymology

From Japan + -o- + -phile.

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