What does japanese mean?

Definitions for japanese
ˌdʒæp əˈniz, -ˈnisja·pa·nese

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word japanese.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Japanese, Nipponesenoun

    a native or inhabitant of Japan

  2. Japaneseadjective

    the language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the Japanese

  3. Japanese, Nipponeseadjective

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

    "the Japanese Emperor"; "Japanese cars"

Wiktionary

  1. Japanesenoun

    A person living in or coming from Japan, or of Japanese ancestry.

    A Japanese will typically have black hair, brown eyes, and pale skin.

  2. Japanesenoun

    Japanese food.

    Let's go out to eat. I'm in the mood for Japanese.

  3. Japaneseadjective

    Of, relating to, or derived from Japan, its language, or culture.

  4. Japanesenoun

    The main language spoken in Japan.

    I've been studying Japanese for three years, and I still can't order pizza in Tokyo!

ChatGPT

  1. Japanese

    Japanese refers to the people, culture, language, and customs of Japan, a country located in East Asia. It can also describe things that are related to Japan or originated from Japan. The Japanese language, known for its unique writing system and pronunciation, is spoken by the majority of the country's population. Japanese culture encompasses a wide range of artistic, culinary, and societal practices, such as tea ceremonies, traditional arts and crafts, anime and manga, and a deep respect for social harmony and politeness.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Japaneseadjective

    of or pertaining to Japan, or its inhabitants

  2. Japanese

    a native or inhabitant of Japan; collectively, the people of Japan

  3. Japanese

    the language of the people of Japan

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'japanese' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1971

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'japanese' in Nouns Frequency: #2929

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'japanese' in Adjectives Frequency: #267

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of japanese in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of japanese in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of japanese in a Sentence

  1. Brian McCloskey:

    This year for Tokyo, it got to the point where the amount of mitigation that would have been needed was more than we could ask the Japanese government to do when the Japanese government needed to be focusing on looking after its population, but that could well have changed by next year. So, it's quite possible that the outbreak will be at a level where it's manageable without any particular risk.

  2. Takatoshi Itoshima:

    There are several reasons that overseas investors can’t decide whether to sell or buy Japanese stocks, it is not still clear the impact of the outcome of the summit talks between the U.S. and Japan. We do not know how the Tokyo Olympices will be held, and vaccine rollouts extremely slow here and the virus is spreading again.

  3. Air Lease:

    The A320neo and A321neo LR offer Peach the most technologically advanced, fuel-efficient aircraft that will bring a new level of passenger comfort and convenience to the Japanese market.

  4. Yu Uchiyama:

    It's an inherent problem in Japanese politics, the parties are so fragmented.

  5. Mycle Schneider:

    In this whole mess (at Areva) we have a huge amount of Japanese plutonium.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

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