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japanese | cjkv |

As an adjective Japanese

is of, relating to, or derived from Japan, its language, or culture.

As a noun Japanese

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

As a proper noun Japanese

is the main language spoken in Japan.

As an initialism CJKV is

chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese, East Asian languages heavily influenced by the Chinese writing system and vocabulary.

japanese

English

(wikipedia Japanese)

Adjective

(-)
  • Of, relating to, or derived from Japan, its language, or culture.
    • 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 person living in or coming from Japan, or of Japanese ancestry.
    • A Japanese will typically have black hair, brown eyes, and pale skin.
  • * 2007 October 16, Madeleine Brand, “Japan Struggles to Meet Its CO2 Emissions Limits”, Day to Day , National Public Radio,
    • Motoyuki Shibata isn’t a typical Japanese .
  • English plurals
  • (uncountable) food.
    • 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)
  • The main language spoken in Japan.
    • 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 Japanese

    Synonyms

    * Nihongo

    See also

    * Japan * wapanese * Japanophile * Nipponize * Jap * Nihongo (in Japanese) * (ja) * Language list

    External links

    * English invariant nouns

    cjkv

    English

    Alternative forms

    (CJK) * CKJV

    Initialism

    (Initialism) (head)
  • Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese, East Asian languages heavily influenced by the Chinese writing system and vocabulary.

    • Related terms

    * CJK

    Anagrams

    * CKJV

    See also

    * hanja * hanzi * kanji * * Sino-Japanese * Sino-Korean * Sino-Vietnamese