Japanese means belonging or relating to Japan, or to its people, language, or culture.
Japanese firms are looking for a new breed of manager.
...a planned visit by the Japanese Prime Minister.
2. plural noun
The Japanese are the people of Japan.
3. uncountable noun
Japanese is the language spoken in Japan.
Japanese in British English
(ˌdʒæpəˈniːz)
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or characteristic of Japan, its people, or their language
noun
2. Word forms: plural-nese
a native or inhabitant of Japan or a descendant of one
3.
the official language of Japan: the native language of approximately 125 million people: considered by some scholars to be part of the Altaic family of languages
Japanese in American English
(ˌdʒæpəˈniz; ˌdʒæpəˈnis)
adjective
1.
of Japan or its people, language, or culture
noun
2. Word forms: pluralˌJapaˈnese
a person born or living in Japan
3.
the language spoken in Japan, believed by some scholars to be distantly related to Korean
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Japanese
British English: Japanese /ˌdʒæpəˈniːz/ ADJECTIVE
Japanese means belonging or relating to Japan, or to its people, language, or culture.
Japanese firms are looking for a new breed of manager.
American English: Japanese
Arabic: يَابَانِى
Brazilian Portuguese: japonês
Chinese: 日本的
Croatian: japanski
Czech: japonský
Danish: japansk fra Japan
Dutch: Japans
European Spanish: japonés
Finnish: japanilainen adjektiivi
French: japonais
German: japanisch
Greek: ιαπωνικός
Italian: giapponese
Japanese: 日本の
Korean: 일본의
Norwegian: japansk
Polish: japoński
European Portuguese: japonês
Romanian: japonez
Russian: японский
Latin American Spanish: japonés
Swedish: japansk
Thai: เกี่ยวกับญี่ปุ่น
Turkish: Japon
Ukrainian: японський
Vietnamese: thuộc nước/người/tiếng Nhật
British English: Japanese /ˌdʒæpəˈniːz/ NOUN
people The Japanese are the people of Japan.
American English: Japanese person
Arabic: يَابَانِيٌّ person
Brazilian Portuguese: japonês pessoa
Chinese: 日本人
Croatian: Japanac
Czech: Japonec
Danish: japaner
Dutch: Japanner persoon
European Spanish: japonés
Finnish: japanilainen henkilö
French: Japonais
German: Japaner
Greek: Ιάπωνας πρόσωπο
Italian: giapponese
Japanese: 日本人
Korean: 일본 사람
Norwegian: japaner
Polish: Japończyk
European Portuguese: japonês pessoa
Romanian: japonez
Russian: японец
Latin American Spanish: japonés
Swedish: japan
Thai: ชาวญี่ปุ่น
Turkish: Japon kişi
Ukrainian: японець
Vietnamese: người Nhật
British English: Japanese /ˌdʒæpəˈniːz/ NOUN
languageJapanese is the language spoken in Japan.
American English: Japanese language
Arabic: اللغة اليابانية language
Brazilian Portuguese: japonês língua
Chinese: 日语
Croatian: japanski
Czech: japonština
Danish: japansk sprog
Dutch: Japans taal
European Spanish: japonés
Finnish: japani
French: japonais
German: Japanisch
Greek: Ιαπωνικά γλώσσα
Italian: giapponese
Japanese: 日本語
Korean: 일본어
Norwegian: japansk
Polish: język japoński
European Portuguese: japonês língua
Romanian: japoneză
Russian: японский язык
Latin American Spanish: japonés idioma
Swedish: japanska
Thai: ภาษาญี่ปุ่น
Turkish: Japonca dil
Ukrainian: японська мова
Vietnamese: tiếng Nhật
All related terms of 'Japanese'
Japanese Chin
a small compact dog of a Japanese breed with a long straight silky coat in black and white or red and white and feathered ears , legs , feet, and tail
Japanese iris
any of several tall , beardless irises with showy flowers, esp. a species ( Iris kaempferi ) commonly cultivated in gardens
Japanese ivy
→ Boston ivy
Japanese plum
a cultivated plum tree ( Prunus salicina ) with yellow or reddish fruits, native to China
Sino-Japanese
having to do with both China and Japan
Japanese basil
an Asian plant, Perilla frutescens crispa , with aromatic red or green leaves which are used in cooking: family Lamiaceae
Japanese beetle
a scarabaeid beetle , Popillia japonica , that eats the leaves and fruits of various plants: accidentally introduced into the US from Japan
Japanese cedar
a coniferous tree, Cryptomeria japonica , of China and Japan , with curved needle-like leaves and small round cones : family Taxodiaceae
Japanese larch
Larix kaempferi , a species of larch native to Japan . It grows to a height of 100 ft
Japanese oyster
a large, edible oyster ( Ostrea gigas ) native to Japan but introduced in the Puget Sound region
Japanese quince
a spiny plant ( Chaenomeles lagenaria ) of the rose family, with pink or red flowers and hard, fragrant , greenish-yellow fruit
Japanese spurge
a trailing pachysandra ( Pachysandra terminalis ) used as a ground cover
Japanese andromeda
an ericaceous Japanese shrub, Pieris japonica , with drooping clusters of small bell-shaped white flowers
Japanese bobtail
any of a breed of domestic cat , originating in Japan , with a very short, fluffy tail , and a soft , silky coat often in three colors , white, black, and red
Japanese lantern
→ Chinese lantern
Japanese persimmon
an Asian persimmon tree, Diospyros kaki , with red or orange edible fruit
Japanese slippers
(in Malaysia) casual sandals ; flip-flops
Japanese red cedar
Cryptomeria japonica , an evergreen redwood tree that grows to a height of up to 50m
Japanese stranglehold
a wrestling hold in which an opponent's wrists are pulled to cross his or her arms in front of his or her own neck and exert pressure on the windpipe
Russo-Japanese War
a war (1904–05) between Russia and Japan , caused largely by rivalry over Korea and Manchuria . Russia suffered a series of major defeats
Sino-Japanese War
the war (1894–95) between China and Japan over the control of Korea that resulted in the nominal independence of Korea and the Chinese cession to Japan of Formosa and the Pescadores
Japanese river fever
an acute febrile disease characterized by severe headache , skin rash , chills , and swelling of the lymph nodes , caused by the bite of mites infected with the microorganism Rickettsia tsutsugamushi : occurs mainly in Asia, Australia, and the islands of the western Pacific
Japanese umbrella pine
a single aberrant species of pine , Sciadopitys verticillata, in which the leaves are fused in pairs and the crown is spire-shaped
Japanese flowering cherry
a decorative cherry tree Prunus serrulata which has several varieties, including kwanzan , shirotae and shirofugen
pagoda tree
a Chinese leguminous tree, Sophora japonica , with ornamental white flowers and dark green foliage
Virginia creeper
a vitaceous woody vine , Parthenocissus quinquefolia, of North America, having tendrils with adhesive tips , bluish-black berry-like fruits, and compound leaves that turn red in autumn : widely planted for ornament
quince
A quince is a hard yellow fruit. Quinces are used for making jelly or jam .
beefsteak plant
an Asian plant, Perilla frutescens crispa , with aromatic red or green leaves which are used in cooking: family Lamiaceae
japonica
a Japanese rosaceous shrub , Chaenomeles japonica, cultivated for its red flowers and yellowish fruit
shiso
an Asian plant, Perilla frutescens crispa , with aromatic red or green leaves which are used in cooking: family Lamiaceae
non-
Non- is used in front of adjectives and nouns to form adjectives that describe something as not having a particular quality or feature .
Chinese translation of 'Japanese'
Japanese
(dʒæpəˈniːz)
Word forms:plJapanese
adj
日本的 (Rìběn de)
n
(c) (= person) 日本人 (Rìběnrén) (个(個), gè)
(u) (= language) 日语(語) (Rìyǔ)
language note:
A few words of Japanese origin, which described concepts or things unique to Japanese culture, are now used in English in a novel and creative way. For example, in Japanese myth, kamikaze was a divine wind which saved the Japanese by sinking the Mongolian navy. In the Second World War, a kamikaze was a Japanese pilot who flew his plane into an enemy ship on a suicide mission. Kamikaze is now a metaphor for any self-destructive act, as in kamikaze tactics, kamikaze approach. Another Japanese term which has undergone a similar meaning development is tsunami. Literally `harbour-waves', a tsunami is one or several large sea waves produced by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption. It is often used as a metaphor for a sudden increase or large volume of either concrete or abstract things, e.g. a tsunami of aid, of words, or of support. It can be compared to flood, deluge, tide, wave, and torrent which have the same metaphor. Words for different religions and faiths often develop adjectives which describe the particular qualities of their believers, e.g. That's not very Christian of you. Similarly, Zen, a branch of Buddhism, not only refers to a religion or philosophy, but, more loosely, a state of calmness or meditation. It is sometimes found in phrases like zen-like calm, with or without a capital.