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Jap·a·nese  (jp-nz, -ns)
adj.
Of or relating to Japan or its people, language, or culture.
n. pl. Japanese
1.
a. A native or inhabitant of Japan.
b. A person of Japanese ancestry.
2. The language of the Japanese, possibly related to the Altaic family, written in kana and Chinese characters.

Japanese [ˌdʒæpəˈniːz]
adj
(Placename) (Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) of, relating to, or characteristic of Japan, its people, or their language
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -nese a native or inhabitant of Japan or a descendant of one
2. (Linguistics / Languages) the official language of Japan: the native language of approximately 100 million people: considered by some scholars to be part of the Altaic family of languages
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Noun1.Japanese - a native or inhabitant of JapanJapanese - a native or inhabitant of Japan      
samurai - feudal Japanese military aristocracy
ninja - a class of 14th century Japanese who were trained in martial arts and were hired for espionage and assassinations
Nihon, Nippon, Japan - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building
Asian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of Asia
Ryukyuan - a member of the Japanese people living on the Ryukyu Islands southwest of Japan
Jap, 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
ninja - a member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsu
samurai - a Japanese warrior who was a member of the feudal military aristocracy
shogun - a hereditary military dictator of Japan; the shoguns ruled Japan until the revolution of 1867-68
2.Japanese - the language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the Japanese
Altaic language, Altaic - a group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe
Ryukyuan - the language (related to Japanese) that is spoken by the people of the Ryukyu Islands
Nihon, Nippon, Japan - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building
mikado, tenno - the emperor of Japan; when regarded as a religious leader the emperor is called tenno
Adj.1.Japanese - of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language; "the Japanese Emperor"; "Japanese cars"
Translations
Japanese [ˌdʒæpəˈniːz]
A. ADJjaponés
B. N (Japanese (pl))
1. (= person) → japonés/esa m/f
the Japanese (= people) → los japoneses
2. (Ling) → japonés m

Japanese [ˌdʒæpəˈniːz]
adjjaponais(e)
n
(= person) → Japonais(e) m/f
(= language) → japonais m
npl (= people) a group of Japanese → un groupe de Japonais
the Japanese → les Japonais mpl

Japanese
adjjapanisch
n
Japaner(in) m(f)
(Ling) → Japanisch nt

Japanese [ˌdʒæpəˈniːz]
1. adjgiapponese
2. n (person, pl inv) → giapponese m/f; (language) → giapponese m

Japanese اللغة اليابانية, يابانى, ياباني Japonec, japonský, japonština japaner, japansk Japaner, japanisch Ιάπωνας, Ιαπωνικά, ιαπωνικός japonés japani, japanilainen japonais Japanac, japanski giapponese 日本の, 日本人, 日本語 일본 사람, 일본어, 일본의 Japanner, Japans japaner, japansk Japończyk, japoński, język japoński japonês японец, японский, японский язык japan, japansk, japanska เกี่ยวกับญี่ปุ่น, ชาวญี่ปุ่น, ภาษาญี่ปุ่น Japon, Japonca người Nhật, thuộc Nhật, tiếng Nhật 日本人, 日本的, 日语


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