Definitions for Japanese
ˌdʒæp əˈniz, -ˈnisJa·pa·nese

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Japanese, Nipponesenoun

   a native or inhabitant of Japan

2. Japaneseadjective

   the language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the Japanese

3. Japanese, Nipponeseadjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language

   "the Japanese Emperor"; "Japanese cars"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Japanesenoun

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

   A Japanese will typically have black hair, brown eyes, and pale skin.

2. Japanesenoun

   Japanese food.

   Let's go out to eat. I'm in the mood for Japanese.

3. Japaneseadjective

   Of, relating to, or derived from Japan, its language, or culture.

4. Japanesenoun

   The main language spoken in Japan.

   I've been studying Japanese for three years, and I still can't order pizza in Tokyo!

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Japaneseadjective

   of or pertaining to Japan, or its inhabitants

2. Japanese

   a native or inhabitant of Japan; collectively, the people of Japan

3. Japanese

   the language of the people of Japan

Matched Categories

1. • Asian

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Japanese' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1971

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Japanese' in Nouns Frequency: #2929

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Japanese' in Adjectives Frequency: #267

How to pronounce Japanese?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Japanese in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Japanese in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Japanese in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Japanese in a Sentence

1. Yukitoshi Funo:

   When you see these conservative companies increasing investment, you can expect (other) Japanese executives to ramp up spending, i think we're at a critical juncture now.

2. Kristin Dziczek:

   We know of no German or Japanese automakers currently looking to place additional car or truck assembly capacity in the United States.

3. Yuji Shimizu:

   His Japanese mother told me to forget I was Ainu Moshir and become like The Japanese if I wanted to be successful.

4. Takuya Takahashi:

   Investors have had a hard time assessing what the BOJ's announcement means to the Japanese economy. After all, the market cheered the BOJ's decision as a weak yen is positive for Japan Inc.

5. Nicholas Smith:

   We've been on the lookout for growing consumption so it's really good to see such a strong number in the household survey, conditions for making money in Japan are good, it's the rest of the world that scares me. When a panic hits it's Japanese shares that get dumped because the market is so liquid compared to the rest of Asia.

Popularity rank by frequency of use