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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Anything of Japanese origin.
2. 2
   A Japanese word or phrase used in English.
3. 3
   A Japanese way of using English words.
4. 4
   The belief that Japan has a higher culture or wider territorial rights.

Etymology

From Nippon + -ism.

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