Japanese
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2.3
- noun
- /ˌdʒæpəˈniːz/
:
japonés
- When actors playing the older Issei characters spoke or sang in Japanese, this conveyed generational, linguistic, and cultural tensions.
- speak Japanese
- written in Japanese
And so I picked this up and it's in both Japanese and English.
- And so I picked this up and it's in both Japanese and English.
- I think it's just the way that like Japanese as a language gets translated.
- I can read, I can type in Japanese, but writing all of the kanji.
- That song sounds like he was translated from English to Japanese and then back to English.
- I love Japanese culture in the Japanese language.
- I can't read Japanese, so I'm going to assume that's something.
- Boo Boo Boo Konichiwa, that's Japanese for hello.
- Karoshi is Japanese for death at the desk or death from overwork.
- So in high school, I took Japanese.
- They translated it from English to I guess Japanese.
Examples
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All participants were asked to respond to the interview questions in Japanese.
Academic text (2015) -
An official asked him in Japanese, but the old cook did not respond.
Fiction book (1998) -
But maybe he can just learn Japanese and get right into it directly.
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I wanted something in Japanese, so check this out.
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I can read, I can type in Japanese, but writing all of the kanji.
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I would begin talking to them in fluent Japanese, then quickly find a chance to introduce myself.
Academic text (1998) -
It means, "Have a nice day" in Japanese, Madlock.
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For most Issei, Japanese was their mother tongue and virtually the only medium of communication and self-expression.
Academic text (2016) -
Jane's name, unexpected, embossed on the back in phonetic Japanese, startles him.
Fiction book (1996) -
She is studying Japanese to communicate better with her family in Japan.
Synonyms
2
3.9
The language people speak in Japan
Compounds
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4.9
A small tree or shrub from Japan with delicate, deeply cut leaves that turn bright colors in autumn
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6.7
A war between Russia and Japan from 1904 to 1905 that gave Japan control of Korea and northeast China
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8.3
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 for the language comes from Japan and the characters 日本, meaning 'origin of the sun' or 'land of the rising sun'. So Japanese is the language spoken by people from that country.