Japanese

Jap·a·nese

noun \ˌja-pə-ˈnēz, -ˈnēs\

the Japanese : the people of Japan : Japanese people

: the language of the Japanese

plural Japanese

Full Definition of JAPANESE

1

a :  a native or inhabitant of Japan

b :  a person of Japanese descent

2

:  the language of the Japanese

— Japanese adjective

Examples of JAPANESE

1. the customs of the Japanese
2. He is learning to speak Japanese.

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