Japaneseness
- noun
- /dʒəˈpeɪnəsnəs/
- Many elements of architecture in Kyoto reflect the Japaneseness that is cherished by the locals.
- model of Japaneseness
Examples
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I show that while women have been made into models of Japaneseness (or of Japanese womanhood), the role of men has been constructed as a model for rational action and achievement.
Academic text (1999) -
My American child had to become, in some sense, Japanese, and where his teacher recognized this Japaneseness was in the daily routines such as finishing his obento.
Academic text (1991) -
The Woman as a Model of Japaneseness
Academic text (1999) -
His only bow to Japaneseness was rice, which he could not live without.
Fiction book (1999) -
Although my "Japaneseness" never was an issue or problem in American school, my friends remained very conscious of my ethnic differences.
Academic text (1998) -
This article examines some of the ways by which Japanese women are made into representations of Japaneseness via the role of kimono in modern Japan.
Academic text (1999) -
I had always been very conscious of my "Japaneseness," especially at home where we spoke only Japanese, maintained Japanese customs, and where my parents never identified themselves as "Japanese-Americans" and had always maintained a strong ideology of eventual repatriation.
Academic text (1998) -
Being a symbol of Japaneseness, kimono takes a role in the intensive discourse on Japanese uniqueness (Dale 1986; Befu 1993; Yoshino 1992).
Academic text (1999) -
The kimono is often considered a symbol of Japaneseness due to its rich cultural significance.
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The celebration of traditional festivals showcases the vibrant Japaneseness that defines the nation's identity.
How Japanese
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Japaneseness comes from Japan with the ending -ese meaning 'from Japan' and the ending -ness meaning 'quality', just like Chinese shows a place and kindness shows a 'quality', so Japaneseness means the 'quality of being Japanese'.