Japanese

Meaning

Adj

1. Of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of Japan, its people, language, or culture.
2. Of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of Japan, its people, language, or culture.

Noun

1. (countable, in-plural) A person living in or originating from Japan, or of Japanese ancestry.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of Japanese food.

Name

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

Synonyms

Nipponese

Japanese language

Japan

🗾

Jap

Chinese

🇨🇳/🇲🇴

japanese

Nip

japonic

Japonica

one’s native language

Japanese side

𐐖𐐰𐐹𐐲𐑌𐐨𐑆

national

Japonian

the Japanese language

Translations

giapponese

🇯🇵

japonais

japonés

japonês

🇯🇵

japonès

🇯🇵

Japanisch

Japans

🇯🇵

Japonca

Japonais

japanisch

🇯🇵

Japaner

🇯🇵

Japonaise

ιαπωνικός

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌd͡ʒæpəˈniːz/

Etymology

Cognate with French: japonais

In summary

Etymology tree
Hokkien 日本 /Ji̍t-púnbor.
Malay Jepangbor.
Portuguese Japãobor.
Malay Jepangbor.
Dutch Japanbor.
English Japan
Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor.
Late Latin -iscus
Vulgar Latin -iscus
Latin -ēnsis
Old French -eisbor.
Middle English -eys
English -ese
English Japanese
From Japan + -ese after the model of earlier Portuguese japonês, New Latin japonensis, French japonais, etc.

Sentences

The bridge was constructed with the help of the Japanese Government .

The asteroid is named after the Japanese capital Tokyo .

Its name in Japanese is "SuihoEn" meaning " garden of water and fragrance .