Japanese vs Initialism - What's the difference?
japanese | initialism |
Of, relating to, or derived from Japan, its language, or culture.
A person living in or coming from Japan, or of Japanese ancestry.
* 2007 October 16, Madeleine Brand, “Japan Struggles to Meet Its CO2 Emissions Limits”, Day to Day , National Public Radio,
English plurals
(uncountable) food.
The main language spoken in Japan.
A term formed from the initial letter or letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.
As nouns the difference between japanese and initialism
is that japanese is a person living in or coming from japan, or of japanese ancestry while initialism is a term formed from the initial letter or letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.As an adjective japanese
is of, relating to, or derived from japan, its language, or culture.As a proper noun japanese
is the main language spoken in japan.japanese
English
(wikipedia Japanese)Adjective
(-)- A Japanese saw is one that cuts on the pull stroke rather than on the push stroke.
- In the United States, Japanese animation has had a tremendous surge in popularity over the last few years.
Noun
(Japanese)- A Japanese will typically have black hair, brown eyes, and pale skin.
- Motoyuki Shibata isn’t a typical Japanese .
- Let’s go out to eat. I’m in the mood for Japanese .
Usage notes
As with all nouns formed from -ese , the countable singular form ("I am a Japanese") is uncommon and often taken as incorrect, although it is rather frequent in East Asia as a translation for the demonyms written in Chinese characters (Japanese kanji).Proper noun
(en proper noun)- I’ve been studying Japanese for three years, and I still can’t order pizza in Tokyo!
Derived terms
* Japanese amberjack * Japanese Bobtail * Japanese bunching onion * Japanese cuisine * Japanese encephalitis * Japanese food * Japanese giant salamander * Japanese knotweed * Japanese lantern * Japanese sea lion * Japanese slipper * Japanese spitz * Japanese yew * Middle JapaneseSynonyms
* NihongoSee also
* Japan * wapanese * Japanophile * Nipponize * Jap * Nihongo (in Japanese) * (ja) * Language listExternal links
* English invariant nounsinitialism
English
Noun
(wikipedia initialism) (en noun)- BBC is an initialism for British Broadcasting Corporation.