Definitions for japaneseˌdʒæp əˈniz, -ˈnis
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Jap•a•neseˌdʒæp əˈniz, -ˈnis(n.; adj.)(pl.)-nese
(n.)a native or inhabitant of Japan.
Category: Geography (places)
a member of a people constituting the overwhelming majority of the inhabitants of Japan and the Ryukyu Islands.
Category: Peoples
the language of this people, affiliated by some with the Altaic languages.
Category: Peoples
Ref: Abbr.: Japn, Japn.
(adj.)of or pertaining to Japan, the Japanese, or their language.
Category: Peoples
Origin of Japanese:
1580–90
Princeton's WordNet
Japanese, Nipponese(noun)
a native or inhabitant of Japan
Japanese(adj)
the language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the Japanese
Japanese, Nipponese(adj)
of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language
"the Japanese Emperor"; "Japanese cars"
Wiktionary
Japanese(Noun)
A person living in or coming from Japan, or of Japanese ancestry.
A Japanese will typically have black hair, brown eyes, and pale skin.
Japanese(Noun)
Japanese food.
Let's go out to eat. I'm in the mood for Japanese.
Japanese(Adjective)
Of, relating to, or derived from Japan, its language, or culture.
Japanese(ProperNoun)
The main language spoken in Japan.
Iu2019ve been studying Japanese for three years, and I still canu2019t order pizza in Tokyo!
Webster Dictionary
Japanese(adj)
of or pertaining to Japan, or its inhabitants
Japanese(u)
a native or inhabitant of Japan; collectively, the people of Japan
Japanese(u)
the language of the people of Japan
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