Japanese

/ˌˈdʒæpəˌˈniz/

/dʒæpəˈniz/

Other forms: Japaneses

Definitions of Japanese

1. adjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language
   “the Japanese Emperor”

   “Japanese cars”

   synonyms: Nipponese
2. noun

   a native or inhabitant of Japan
   synonyms: Nipponese

   types:

   Ryukyuan

   a member of the Japanese people living on the Ryukyu Islands southwest of Japan

   Nip

   (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent

   geisha, geisha girl

   a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing

   shogun

   a hereditary military dictator of Japan; the shoguns ruled Japan until the revolution of 1867-68

   type of:

   Asian, Asiatic

   a native or inhabitant of Asia
3. noun

   the language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the Japanese
   types:

   Ryukyuan

   the language (related to Japanese) that is spoken by the people of the Ryukyu Islands

   type of:

   Altaic, Altaic language

   a group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe