non-Japanese

adjective

non-Jap·​a·​nese ˌnän-ˌja-pə-ˈnēz How to pronounce non-Japanese (audio)
-ˈnēs
: not of, relating to, or characteristic of Japan or its people : not Japanese
non-Japanese automakers
Americans of non-Japanese descent

Examples of non-Japanese in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Mizuhara and Ohtani worked together from 2013 to 2017 at Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball League team Nippon-Ham Fighters, where Mizuhara worked as an interpreter for non-Japanese speaking players, according to MLB.com. Jacob Lev, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024 Taiwan, one of Kadokawa’s first non-Japanese outposts, clearly remains of high interest to the group. Patrick Frater, Variety, 7 Nov. 2023 Even today, there are cases of police targeting vulnerable communities, such as non-Japanese and working poor, in an effort to make a swift arrest following a crime. Takehiko Kambayashi, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 May 2023 The city’s mass transit was applauded for being well-maintained, efficient and easy to navigate, even for non-Japanese speakers. Lilit Marcus, CNN, 6 Apr. 2023 No wonder, then, that Signature recruited Kanesaka, a Japanese American performer and professor who, according to his George Mason University faculty page, is the first non-Japanese citizen to become a professional Kabuki actor since the birth of the form over four centuries ago. Celia Wren, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023 Japan also has its first non-Japanese citizen on the national team roster, Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar, who was born in California. Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Mar. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of non-Japanese was in 1859

Dictionary Entries Near non-Japanese

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“Non-Japanese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-Japanese. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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