I don't speak Japanese.
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Japanese
//ˌd͡ʒæpəˈniːz//
Synonyms for "japanese" (19 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (4)
Strong matches (6)
Related words (9)
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9 entriesTranslations
385 translations across 113 languages.
Afrikaans
4 entries- Japannees adj (of or relating to Japan)
- Japans adj (of or relating to Japan)
- Japannees name (Japanese language)
- Japannees noun (person of Japan)
Ainu
2 entries- シサㇺ イタㇰ name (Japanese language)
- シサㇺ noun (person of Japan)
Albanian
3 entries- japonez adj (of or relating to Japan)
- gjuha japoneze name (Japanese language)
- japonez noun (person of Japan)
Aleut
2 entries- Yapuunax̂ noun (person of Japan)
- Yapuunix̂ noun (person of Japan)
Arabic
4 entries- يَابَانِيّ adj (of or relating to Japan)
- اَلْيَابَانِيَّة name (Japanese language)
- يَابَانِيَّة name (Japanese language)
- يَابَانِيّ name (Japanese language)
Armenian
3 entries- ճապոնական adj (of or relating to Japan)
- ճապոներեն name (Japanese language)
- ճապոնացի noun (person of Japan)
Asturian
3 entries- xaponés adj (of or relating to Japan)
- xaponés name (Japanese language)
- xaponés noun (person of Japan)
Azerbaijani
3 entries- yapon adj (of or relating to Japan)
- Yapon dili name (Japanese language)
- yapon noun (person of Japan)
Banjarese
1 entries- bahasa Japang name (Japanese language)
Basque
3 entries- japoniar adj (of or relating to Japan)
- japoniera name (Japanese language)
- japoniar noun (person of Japan)
Belarusian
4 entries- япо́нскі adj (of or relating to Japan)
- япо́нская name (Japanese language)
- япо́нская мо́ва name (Japanese language)
- япо́нец noun (person of Japan)
Bengali
4 entries- জাপানি adj (of or relating to Japan)
- জাপানি name (Japanese language)
- জাপানি ভাষা name (Japanese language)
- জাপানি noun (person of Japan)
Breton
1 entries- japaneg noun (person of Japan)
Bulgarian
4 entries- япо́нски adj (of or relating to Japan)
- япо́нски name (Japanese language)
- япо́нец noun (person of Japan)
- япо́нка noun (person of Japan)
Burmese
1 entries- ဂျပန် adj (of or relating to Japan)
Catalan
4 entries- japonès adj (of or relating to Japan)
- japonès name (Japanese language)
- japonesa noun (person of Japan)
- japonès noun (person of Japan)
Chinese
3 entries- 日本語 /日本语 name (Japanese language)
- жыбынжын noun (person of Japan)
- 日本儂 /日本侬 noun (person of Japan)
Chinese Cantonese
4 entries- 和文 name (Japanese language)
- 日文 name (Japanese language)
- 日本話 /日本话 name (Japanese language)
- 日本人 noun (person of Japan)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 日 adj (of or relating to Japan)
- 日式 adj (of or relating to Japan)
- 日本的 adj (of or relating to Japan)
- 日文 name (Japanese language)
Cornish
2 entries- Japanek name (Japanese language)
- Nihonek name (Japanese language)
Czech
4 entries- japonský adj (of or relating to Japan)
- japonština name (Japanese language)
- Japonec noun (person of Japan)
- Japonka noun (person of Japan)
Danish
4 entries- japansk adj (of or relating to Japan)
- japansk name (Japanese language)
- japaner noun (person of Japan)
- japanere noun (person of Japan)
Dutch
4 entries- Japans adj (of or relating to Japan)
- Japanse adj (of or relating to Japan)
- Nippons adj (of or relating to Japan)
- Japans name (Japanese language)
Early Modern Korean
1 entries- 예 noun (person of Japan)
Eastern Min Chinese
3 entries- 日本話 /日本话 name (Japanese language)
- 日本語 /日本语 name (Japanese language)
- 日語 /日语 name (Japanese language)
Esperanto
4 entries- japana adj (of or relating to Japan)
- japana lingvo name (Japanese language)
- japanino noun (person of Japan)
- japano noun (person of Japan)
Estonian
4 entries- jaapani adj (of or relating to Japan)
- jaapani keel name (Japanese language)
- jaapanlane noun (person of Japan)
- jaapanlanna noun (person of Japan)
Faroese
4 entries- japanskur adj (of or relating to Japan)
- japanskt name (Japanese language)
- japanari noun (person of Japan)
- japani noun (person of Japan)
Finnish
4 entries- japanilainen adj (of or relating to Japan)
- japaninkielinen adj (of or relating to Japan)
- japani name (Japanese language)
- japanin kieli name (Japanese language)
French
4 entries- japonais adj (of or relating to Japan)
- japonais name (Japanese language)
- Japonais noun (person of Japan)
- Japonaise noun (person of Japan)
Friulian
1 entries- gjaponês adj (of or relating to Japan)
Galician
4 entries- xaponesa adj (of or relating to Japan)
- xaponés adj (of or relating to Japan)
- xaponés name (Japanese language)
- xaponesa noun (person of Japan)
Georgian
4 entries- იაპონური adj (of or relating to Japan)
- იაპონური name (Japanese language)
- იაპონური ენა name (Japanese language)
- იაპონელი noun (person of Japan)
German
3 entries- japanisch adj (of or relating to Japan)
- Japanisch name (Japanese language)
- Japaner (Japanerin f; Japanese m) noun (person of Japan)
Greek
4 entries- ιαπωνικός adj (of or relating to Japan)
- ιαπωνικά name (Japanese language)
- Ιάπωνας noun (person of Japan)
- Ιαπωνίδα noun (person of Japan)
Gujarati
1 entries- જાપાની ભાષા name (Japanese language)
Hawaiian
4 entries- Iāpana adj (of or relating to Japan)
- Kepanī adj (of or relating to Japan)
- ʻŌlelo Iāpana name (Japanese language)
- Iāpana noun (person of Japan)
Hebrew
4 entries- יַפָּנִי adj (of or relating to Japan)
- יָפָּנִית name (Japanese language)
- יַפָּנִי noun (person of Japan)
- יַפָּנִית noun (person of Japan)
Hindi
4 entries- जापानी adj (of or relating to Japan)
- जापानी name (Japanese language)
- जापानी भाषा name (Japanese language)
- जापानी noun (person of Japan)
Hungarian
3 entries- japán adj (of or relating to Japan)
- japán name (Japanese language)
- japán noun (person of Japan)
Icelandic
3 entries- japanskur adj (of or relating to Japan)
- japanska name (Japanese language)
- Japani noun (person of Japan)
Ido
1 entries- Japoniano noun (person of Japan)
Indonesian
3 entries- Jepang adj (of or relating to Japan)
- bahasa Jepang name (Japanese language)
- orang Jepang noun (person of Japan)
Interlingua
3 entries- japonese adj (of or relating to Japan)
- japonese name (Japanese language)
- japonese noun (person of Japan)
Irish
3 entries- Seapánach adj (of or relating to Japan)
- Seapáinis name (Japanese language)
- Seapánach noun (person of Japan)
Italian
4 entries- giapponese adj (of or relating to Japan)
- nipponico adj (of or relating to Japan)
- giapponese name (Japanese language)
- giapponese noun (person of Japan)
Japanese
4 entries- 和 adj (of or relating to Japan)
- 日 adj (of or relating to Japan)
- 日本 adj (of or relating to Japan)
- 日本の adj (of or relating to Japan)
Javanese
1 entries- basa Jepang name (Japanese language)
Jeju
1 entries- 웨인 noun (person of Japan)
Kazakh
4 entries- жапон adj (of or relating to Japan)
- жапон тілі name (Japanese language)
- жапонша name (Japanese language)
- жапон noun (person of Japan)
Khmer
3 entries- ជប៉ុន adj (of or relating to Japan)
- ភាសាជប៉ុន name (Japanese language)
- ជប៉ុន noun (person of Japan)
Korean
4 entries- 왜 adj (of or relating to Japan)
- 일 adj (of or relating to Japan)
- 일본(日本)의 adj (of or relating to Japan)
- 일본말 name (Japanese language)
Kyrgyz
3 entries- жапон adj (of or relating to Japan)
- жапон тили name (Japanese language)
- жапон noun (person of Japan)
Lao
2 entries- ຍີ່ປຸ່ນ adj (of or relating to Japan)
- ພາສາຍີ່ປຸ່ນ name (Japanese language)
Latin
4 entries- japonensis adj (of or relating to Japan)
- japonicus adj (of or relating to Japan)
- nipponensis adj (of or relating to Japan)
- nipponicus adj (of or relating to Japan)
Latvian
4 entries- japānisks adj (of or relating to Japan)
- japāņu adj (of or relating to Japan)
- japāņu valoda name (Japanese language)
- japāniete noun (person of Japan)
Lithuanian
4 entries- japoniška adj (of or relating to Japan)
- japoniškas adj (of or relating to Japan)
- japonų kalba name (Japanese language)
- japonas noun (person of Japan)
Luxembourgish
4 entries- japanesch adj (of or relating to Japan)
- Japanesch name (Japanese language)
- Japaner noun (person of Japan)
- Japanerin noun (person of Japan)
Macedonian
4 entries- јапонски adj (of or relating to Japan)
- јапонски name (Japanese language)
- Јапонец noun (person of Japan)
- Јапонка noun (person of Japan)
Malay
3 entries- Jepun adj (of or relating to Japan)
- bahasa Jepun name (Japanese language)
- orang Jepun noun (person of Japan)
Malayalam
2 entries- ജാപ്പനീസ് adj (of or relating to Japan)
- ജാപ്പനീസ് name (Japanese language)
Manchu
1 entries- ᡰᡳᠪᡝᠨ ᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ name (Japanese language)
Mapudungun
1 entries- kapon dungun name (Japanese language)
Marathi
2 entries- जापानी adj (of or relating to Japan)
- जापानी name (Japanese language)
Middle Korean
1 entries- 예〯 noun (person of Japan)
Miyako
1 entries- 大和口 name (Japanese language)
Mongolian
3 entries- япон adj (of or relating to Japan)
- япон хэл name (Japanese language)
- япон хүн noun (person of Japan)
Māori
1 entries- Reo Hapani name (Japanese language)
Navajo
3 entries- Binááʼádaałtsʼózí dineʼé name (Japanese language)
- Nííhon bizaad name (Japanese language)
- Binááʼádaałtsʼózí dineʼé noun (person of Japan)
Nivkh
1 entries- сисам noun (person of Japan)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- japonî adj (of or relating to Japan)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- japansk adj (of or relating to Japan)
- japansk name (Japanese language)
- japaner noun (person of Japan)
Norwegian Nynorsk
3 entries- japansk adj (of or relating to Japan)
- japansk name (Japanese language)
- japanar noun (person of Japan)
Occitan
4 entries- japonés adj (of or relating to Japan)
- japonés name (Japanese language)
- japonesa noun (person of Japan)
- japonés noun (person of Japan)
Okinawan
1 entries- 大和口 name (Japanese language)
Old Korean
1 entries- 倭理 noun (person of Japan)
Orok
1 entries- се̄са кэсэни name (Japanese language)
Pashto
1 entries- جاپانی adj (of or relating to Japan)
Persian
4 entries- ژاپنی adj (of or relating to Japan)
- زبان ژاپنی name (Japanese language)
- ژاپنی name (Japanese language)
- ژاپنی noun (person of Japan)
Piedmontese
1 entries- giaponèis adj (of or relating to Japan)
Polish
4 entries- japoński adj (of or relating to Japan)
- (język) japoński name (Japanese language)
- japońszczyzna name (Japanese language)
- Japonka noun (person of Japan)
Portuguese
4 entries- japonês adj (of or relating to Japan)
- nipônico adj (of or relating to Japan)
- japonês name (Japanese language)
- japonesa noun (person of Japan)
Romani
4 entries- źapanikano adj (of or relating to Japan)
- japànco noun (person of Japan)
- japànka noun (person of Japan)
- źaponèza noun (person of Japan)
Romanian
4 entries- japonez adj (of or relating to Japan)
- japoneză name (Japanese language)
- limba japoneză name (Japanese language)
- japonez noun (person of Japan)
Romansch
4 entries- giapunais adj (of or relating to Japan)
- giapunaisa adj (of or relating to Japan)
- giapunais name (Japanese language)
- giapunais noun (person of Japan)
Russian
4 entries- япо́нский adj (of or relating to Japan)
- япо́нский name (Japanese language)
- япо́нский язы́к name (Japanese language)
- япо́нец noun (person of Japan)
Sardinian
4 entries- giaponesu name (Japanese language)
- giapponesu name (Japanese language)
- giaponesa noun (person of Japan)
- giaponesu noun (person of Japan)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- jàpānskī adj (of or relating to Japan)
- ја̀па̄нскӣ adj (of or relating to Japan)
- jàpānskī (jezik) name (Japanese language)
- ја̀па̄нскӣ name (Japanese language)
Sinhalese
2 entries- ජපන් name (Japanese language)
- ජපන් භාෂාව name (Japanese language)
Slovak
4 entries- japonský adj (of or relating to Japan)
- japončina name (Japanese language)
- Japonec noun (person of Japan)
- Japonka noun (person of Japan)
Slovene
4 entries- japonski adj (of or relating to Japan)
- japonski (jezik) name (Japanese language)
- japonščina name (Japanese language)
- Japonec noun (person of Japan)
Southern Altai
2 entries- јопон тил name (Japanese language)
- јопон noun (person of Japan)
Spanish
4 entries- japonés adj (of or relating to Japan)
- nipón adj (of or relating to Japan)
- ponja adj (of or relating to Japan)
- japonés name (Japanese language)
Swahili
3 entries- Kijapani adj (of or relating to Japan)
- Kijapani name (Japanese language)
- Mjapani noun (person of Japan)
Swedish
4 entries- japansk adj (of or relating to Japan)
- japanska name (Japanese language)
- japan noun (person of Japan)
- japanska noun (person of Japan)
Tagalog
2 entries- Hapon adj (of or relating to Japan)
- Hapones noun (person of Japan)
Tajik
4 entries- япон adj (of or relating to Japan)
- японӣ adj (of or relating to Japan)
- ҷопон adj (of or relating to Japan)
- ҷопонӣ adj (of or relating to Japan)
Tamil
1 entries- ஜப்பானிய மொழி name (Japanese language)
Telugu
1 entries- జపనీసు name (Japanese language)
Thai
3 entries- ญี่ปุ่น adj (of or relating to Japan)
- ภาษาญี่ปุ่น name (Japanese language)
- คนญี่ปุ่น noun (person of Japan)
Tibetan
3 entries- ཉི་ཧོང adj (of or relating to Japan)
- རི་པིན adj (of or relating to Japan)
- ཉི་ཧོང་གི་མི noun (person of Japan)
Tigrinya
1 entries- ጃፓንኛ name (Japanese language)
Turkish
3 entries- Japon adj (of or relating to Japan)
- Japonca name (Japanese language)
- Japon noun (person of Japan)
Turkmen
3 entries- ýapon adj (of or relating to Japan)
- ýapon dili name (Japanese language)
- ýapon noun (person of Japan)
Ukrainian
4 entries- япо́нський adj (of or relating to Japan)
- японська name (Japanese language)
- япо́нець noun (person of Japan)
- япо́нка noun (person of Japan)
Urdu
3 entries- جاپانی adj (of or relating to Japan)
- جاپانی name (Japanese language)
- جاپانی noun (person of Japan)
Uyghur
2 entries- ياپون adj (of or relating to Japan)
- ياپون noun (person of Japan)
Uzbek
4 entries- yapon adj (of or relating to Japan)
- yapon name (Japanese language)
- yapon tili name (Japanese language)
- yapon noun (person of Japan)
Vietnamese
4 entries- Nhật adj (of or relating to Japan)
- thuộc Nhật adj (of or relating to Japan)
- tiếng Nhật name (Japanese language)
- người Nhật noun (person of Japan)
Volapük
4 entries- Yapänik adj (of or relating to Japan)
- Yapänapük name (Japanese language)
- Yapänan noun (person of Japan)
- hi-Yapänan noun (person of Japan)
Yaeyama
1 entries- 大和物言 name (Japanese language)
Yiddish
3 entries- יאַפּאַניש adj (of or relating to Japan)
- יאַפּאַניש name (Japanese language)
- יאַפּאַנער noun (person of Japan)
Yonaguni
1 entries- 大和物言 name (Japanese language)
Sample sentences
22 total sentences available.
A Japanese would never do such a thing.
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On May 18, a young Japanese couple was arrested after their one-year-old baby was found wrapped in a plastic bag and dumped in a gutter.
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How come you know so much about Japanese history?
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