Japanese

Meaning

Adj

Of, relating to, or derived from Japan, its people, language, or culture.

Noun

1. A person/people living in or coming from Japan, or of Japanese ancestry.
2. Japanese food.

Name

A language that is primarily spoken in East Asia and is the official language of Japan.

Concepts

Japanese

Nipponese

Japanese language

Jap

Japan

Chinese

Japanese side

one’s native language

𐐖𐐰𐐹𐐲𐑌𐐨𐑆

japonic

Nip

the Japanese language

national

Japonian

Japonica

japanese

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌd͡ʒæpəˈniːz/

Etymology

From Japan + -ese after the model of earlier Portuguese japonês, New Latin japonensis, French japonais, etc.

Sentences

The asteroid is named after the Japanese capital Tokyo .