verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To make or become Japanese, as to customs, culture, or style. ambitransitive

   "Christianity should be Japan’s greatest ally in Nipponizing its new territory."

2. 2
   Alternative letter-case form of Nipponize. alt-of
3. 3
   To convert to katakana or to enable to work with the Japanese script. transitive
4. 4
   To translate into Japanese. transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

japanicizejapanizejapanize

Example

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"Christianity should be Japan’s greatest ally in Nipponizing its new territory."

Etymology

From Nippon + -ize.

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