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Japanese

ja·pa·nese

UK/ˌdʒæp.əˈniːz/ US/ˌdʒæpʌˈniz/ common
adjective (1) noun (2)

adjective

1.

of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language

  • “the Japanese Emperoro”
  • “Japanese cars”
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noun

1.

a native or inhabitant of Japan

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Origin

From Japan + -ese after the model of earlier Portuguese japonês, New Latin japonensis, French japonais, etc.

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