Japanese
Americanadjective
noun
plural
Japanese-
Often Offensive. a native or inhabitant of Japan or a person of Japanese descent.
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the language of Japan. Japn., Japn
adjective
noun
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a native or inhabitant of Japan or a descendant of one
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the official language of Japan: the native language of approximately 100 million people: considered by some scholars to be part of the Altaic family of languages
Sensitive Note
In the past, the word Japanese has been used as a noun to describe a person or people (the store owner is a Japanese ). This usage is dated and often considered offensive today.
Other Word Forms
- anti-Japanese adjectiveanti-Japanese
- non-Japanese adjectivenon-Japanese
- pro-Japanese adjectivepro-Japanese
- pseudo-Japanese adjectivepseudo-Japanese
- quasi-Japanese adjective
Etymology
Origin of Japanese
Example Sentences
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While Chinese and Japanese lenders are active in the GCC region, exposure is small as a percentage of overall lending, they say.
The move could bolster the Japanese group’s coffers as it pours billions into artificial intelligence.
Zaman was inspired by the Japanese art form kirigami, like origami but instead of merely folding paper to achieve a 3D shape, kirigami also involves cutting.
From BBC
Moscow barred Western and Japanese airlines from its airspace in retaliation for similar measures targeting its own carriers.
From Barron's
Their competitive position has been further strengthened since 2022 by Russia's closure of its airspace to Western and Japanese carriers, while Gulf and Turkish airlines continue to overfly and serve the country.
From Barron's
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