Japanese
pronunciation
How to pronounce Japanese in British English:
UK [ˌdʒæpəˈniːz]
How to pronounce Japanese in American English:
US [ˌdʒæpəˈniːz]
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- Noun:
- a native or inhabitant of Japan
- the language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the Japanese people
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language
Word Origin
- Japanese
- 1580s, Iapones; see Japan + -ese. Japanese beetle attested from 1919, accidentally introduced in U.S. 1916 in larval stage in a shipment of Japanese iris.
Example
- 1. So is japanese the world 's third-most useful language ?
- 2. Japanese people are accustomed to earthquakes .
- 3. So it reached the japanese people .
- 4. Some japanese firms are booming .
- 5. Japanese salesmen are typically paid a salary only .