Definitions of Japanese
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of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language
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a native or inhabitant of Japan
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synonyms:
Nipponese
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types:
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Ryukyuan
a member of the Japanese people living on the Ryukyu Islands southwest of Japan
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Nip
(offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent
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geisha, geisha girl
a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing
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shogun
a hereditary military dictator of Japan; the shoguns ruled Japan until the revolution of 1867-68
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the language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the Japanese
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types:
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Ryukyuan
the language (related to Japanese) that is spoken by the people of the Ryukyu Islands
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type of:
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Altaic, Altaic language
a group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe
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Ryukyuan
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