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noun Jap·a·nese \ˌja-pə-ˈnēz, -ˈnēs\
the Japanese : the people of Japan : Japanese people
: the language of the Japanese
plural Japanese
Full Definition of JAPANESE
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a : a native or inhabitant of Japan b : a person of Japanese descent
2
: the language of the Japanese
— Japanese adjective
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First Known Use of JAPANESE
1613
Rhymes with JAPANESE
Ambonese, Androcles, Annamese, antifreeze, Assamese, Balinese, Bengalese, Bhutanese, Bolognese, Brooklynese, Cantonese, Cervantes, Ceylonese, Chersonese, Congolese, cottage cheese, diocese, expertise, Faeroese, federalese, fifth disease, Genovese, gourmandise, Hebrides, Heracles, Hercules, Hyades, ill at ease, in a breeze, Javanese, Johnsonese, journalese, Kanarese, legalese, litotes, manganese, Milanese, Nepalese, Nipponese, overseas, Pekingese, Pericles, Pleiades, Portuguese, Pyrenees, shoot the breeze, Siamese, Sienese, Silures, Sinhalese, Socrates, Sophocles, Sporades, to one's knees
JAPANESE Defined for Kids
1Japanese
adjective Jap·a·nese \ˌja-pə-ˈnēz\
Definition of JAPANESE for Kids
: of or relating to Japan, its people, or the Japanese language
2Japanese
noun
plural Japanese
Definition of JAPANESE for Kids
1
: a person born or living in Japan
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: the language of the Japanese
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