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noun Jap·a·nese \ˌja-pə-ˈnēz, -ˈnēs\

Simple Definition of Japanese

  • the Japanese : the people of Japan : Japanese people

  • : the language of the Japanese

Source: Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary

Full Definition of Japanese

plural

Japanese

  1. 1 a :  a native or inhabitant of Japan b :  a person of Japanese descent

  2. 2 :  the language of the Japanese

Japanese

adjective

Examples of japanese in a sentence

  1. the customs of the Japanese

  2. He is learning to speak Japanese.



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First Known Use of japanese

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