Nipponese

Nip·pon·ese

N0113400 (nĭp′ə-nēz′, -nēs′)adj. & n. Japanese.

Nipponese

(ˌnɪpəˈniːz) adj, n, pl -nese1. (Placename) another word for Japanese2. (Peoples) another word for Japanese

Jap•a•nese

(ˌdʒæp əˈniz, -ˈnis)

n., pl. -nese,
adj. n. 1. a native or inhabitant of Japan. 2. a member of a people constituting the overwhelming majority of the inhabitants of Japan and the Ryukyu Islands. 3. the language of this people, affiliated by some with the Altaic languages. Abbr.: Japn, Japn. adj. 4. of or pertaining to Japan, the Japanese, or their language. [1580–90]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Nipponese - a native or inhabitant of Japan Japanesesamurai - feudal Japanese military aristocracyninja - a class of 14th century Japanese who were trained in martial arts and were hired for espionage and assassinationsNihon, Nippon, Japan - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship buildingAsian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of AsiaRyukyuan - a member of the Japanese people living on the Ryukyu Islands southwest of JapanJap, Nip - (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descentgeisha, geisha girl - a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancingninja - a member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsusamurai - a Japanese warrior who was a member of the feudal military aristocracyshogun - a hereditary military dictator of Japan; the shoguns ruled Japan until the revolution of 1867-68
Adj.	1.	Nipponese - of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language; "the Japanese Emperor"; "Japanese cars"Japanese