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Japaneseness

Japaneseness

1 8.9
A set of qualities seen as typical of Japanese people and culture
  • noun
  • /dʒəˈpeɪnəsnəs/
: japonesidad
  • Many elements of architecture in Kyoto reflect the Japaneseness that is cherished by the locals.
  • model of Japaneseness

Examples

  • 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.

  • The celebration of traditional festivals showcases the vibrant Japaneseness that defines the nation's identity.

How Japanese

Japaneseness
1 8.9
foreignness
1 6.8

Surface Forms

Japaneseness singular

Morphology

Japaneseness = Japanese (transparent) = Japanese + ness

The word is formed by adding the suffix '-ness' to 'Japanese', indicating the state or quality of being Japanese.

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'.