Japanese
- adjective
- /ˌdʒæpəˈniːz/
- The festival featured many aspects of Japanese culture, including music and dance.
- Japanese culture
- Japanese language
- Japanese people
It's the I think that's the weeaboo is the Japanese word for like loser.
- It's the I think that's the weeaboo is the Japanese word for like loser.
- Nagano's response was the Imperial Japanese Army are not Barbarians.
- The Myosmart lens, made by the Japanese firm Hoyer, is a Dimms lens.
- Since then, he is Japanese and has a stable job here.
- This little Japanese village and the UK.
Examples
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Finally, in the Westernization view, the Japanese media show a high degree of professionalism.
Academic text (1999) -
Over the years, he has also collected Chinese and Japanese ceramics, especially Japanese work of the 1930s.
Academic text (1999) -
So this is the name of the Japanese current era.
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And it's an ancient Japanese symbol that means "family."
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College selection is an important life decision for Japanese, as it is for Americans.
Academic text (1990) -
I was a graduate student then, studying Japanese and Chinese history, art, literature, and library science.
Fiction book (1990) -
It has a Japanese style to it.
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Another really nice cute little kit is by Japanese brand DHC.
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American companies, however, still lag far behind their Japanese competitors in market share.
Academic text (1999) -
She loves traditional Japanese cuisine, especially sushi and ramen.
Synonyms
Relating to Japan, its people, culture or language
Compounds
A small tree or shrub from Japan with delicate, deeply cut leaves that turn bright colors in autumn
A war between Russia and Japan from 1904 to 1905 that gave Japan control of Korea and northeast China
A war between China and Japan from 1894 to 1895 over control of Korea ending in a Japanese victory
A war between China and Japan over control of Korea that ended in a Japanese victory
- Specialized
A Japanese garden plant people grow for large bright multicolored flowers and pretty leaves
A group of over three thousand islands off the east coast of Asia that make up Japan
A shrub with wide evergreen leaves and hanging groups of white flowers grown in gardens
A small Asian plant with clover-like leaves used to cover soil and feed animals
A small tree or shrub that loses its leaves, with prickly stems and big leaves often grown in gardens
A climbing plant with bright orange-yellow berries and red skin around the seeds, grown for gardens
A Japanese pine with long needles in pairs often grown in gardens and for bonsai that resists salt and pollution
A climbing plant with sweet-smelling white flowers that turn yellow and spread quickly
A medium-sized tree from Japan with broad leaves and fragrant pale flowers often planted in gardens
A tall plant with large colorful flowers, usually purple or white, that grows near water
A climbing plant with leaves that have three parts and purple berries grown for decoration
A grass used for lawns in Japan, China, and warm parts of the United States
A tree with dark green divided leaves and clusters of creamy-white fragrant flowers
A pine tree from Japan and Korea that has a wide, uneven top and is grown for its looks
A small tree or bush that loses its leaves and has fragrant white bell-shaped flowers
A small toy dog from Japan that has a silky black-and-white or red-and-white coat
- Jargon
A wrestling hold where a person's arms cross in front of their neck to press the throat
A pizza that has toppings and flavors from Japan like fish, seaweed, or mayonnaise
An evergreen bush with small dark leaves and white flowers in loose groups often used for hedges
- NSFW
A militant group from Japan that carried out terrorist attacks in other countries
A pine tree from Japan and Korea with a wide, uneven crown often grown in gardens
A small tree from Japan with narrow leaves and groups of creamy white flowers grown for decoration
A tall evergreen tree from Japan with needle-like leaves in umbrella-like groups at twig tips
A small tree from East Asia that loses its leaves and has toxic sap used to make lacquer
- Archaic
A climbing plant from East Asia with hanging groups of purple or pink flowers
A hardy evergreen shrub or small tree with glossy dark green leaves used in gardens
A war between China and Japan from 1894 to 1895 that ended in a clear Japanese victory
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Japanese comes from the country's name Japan and from the characters 日本, which mean 'origin of the sun' or 'land of the rising sun'. So Japanese describes things and ideas that come from that country.