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japanese
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun japanese has 2 senses
- japanese(n = noun.person) nipponese - a native or inhabitant of Japan; Array is a member of japan, nihon, nippon
- japanese(n = noun.communication) Array - the language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the Japanese; Array is a kind of altaic, altaic language
is a kind of asian, asiatic
has particulars: ryukyuan, jap, nip, geisha, geisha girl, shogun
Derived form adjective japanese1
has particulars: ryukyuan
Adjective japanese has 1 sense
- japanese(a = adj.pert) nipponese - of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language; "the Japanese Emperor"; "Japanese cars" Derived form noun japanese1
CIDE DICTIONARY
japanese, a.
Of or pertaining to Japan, or its inhabitants. [1913 Webster]
japanese, n. sing. & pl.
- A native or inhabitant of Japan; collectively, the people of Japan. [1913 Webster]
- The language of the people of Japan, called in the Japanese language nihongo. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
japanese, n. & adj.
--n. (pl. same)
1 a a native or national of Japan. b a person of Japanese descent.
2 the language of Japan.
--adj. of or relating to Japan, its people, or its language.
--n. (pl. same)
1 a a native or national of Japan. b a person of Japanese descent.
2 the language of Japan.
--adj. of or relating to Japan, its people, or its language.
Idiom
Japanese cedar = CRYPTOMERIA. Japanese print a colour print from woodblocks. Japanese quince = JAPONICA.
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