anti-Japanese

adjective

an·​ti-Jap·​a·​nese ˌan-tē-ˌja-pə-ˈnēz 

-ˈnēs, 

ˌan-tī- 

: opposed to or hostile toward Japanese people, policies, or culture

anti-Japanese prejudice

Examples of anti-Japanese in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Korean resistance and the March First Movement A turning point in Korea’s resistance movement came on March 1, 1919, when nationwide anti-Japanese rallies were staged. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026

However, after the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, anti-Japanese hysteria spread across the United States. — Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026

The travel advisory follows official protest from both sides related to the incident – with each country summoning the other’s ambassador – and a surge of vitriolic backlash against Takaichi from within China, where nationalist, anti-Japanese sentiment has been on the rise in recent years. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025

China has been accused of stoking anti-Japanese sentiment with the parade, which experts said lacked the spirit of reconciliation seen in other World War II commemorations. — Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-Japanese

• ferromanganese
• mephistopheles
• abcs
• absentees
• addressees
• adoptees
• allottees
• amputees
• antifreeze
• appellees
• appointees
• arrestees