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japanimation

/d͡ʒəˌpanɪˈmeɪʃn/

japanimation is the alternative letter-case form of Japanimation.

Noun capitalized: Japanimation

Japanimation (countable and uncountable, plural Japanimations)

  1. (dated) Synonym of anime (“Japanese animated cartoons”).
    • By George, I think they are finally learning! As an ardent fan of Japanimation, I have suffered for years (literally) with the incredibly stupid approach to animated films and TV series engendered by the theory that "Oh well, it's animated, it must be for the kiddies"1985 July 19, Mike Stephenson, “Re: Japanimation”, in net.movies (Usenet), archived from the original on 13 Jul 2026
    • Cool! Japanimation.2001, “HOMЯ”, in The Simpsons, season 12, episode 9, spoken by Bart Simpson (Nancy Cartwright)
    Synonyms:
    anime, Japanime
  2. 20th-century anime.

Synonyms of japanimation

Forms of japanimation

pluraljapanimations
pluralJapanimations
alternative formjapanimation

Origin of japanimation

Blend of Japan + animation

Questions about japanimation

What does japanimation mean?
Japanimation means synonym of anime (“Japanese animated cartoons”).
What is japanimation the alternative letter-case form of?
Japanimation is the alternative letter-case form of Japanimation.
What part of speech is japanimation?
Japanimation is a noun.
How do you pronounce japanimation?
Japanimation is pronounced /d͡ʒəˌpanɪˈmeɪʃn/.
What is the plural of japanimation?
The plural of japanimation is japanimations.

Words near japanimation in the dictionary

  1. Japanicize
  2. Japanicized
  3. Japanicizes
  4. Japanicizing
  5. Japanification
  6. japanimation
  7. japanimations
  8. Japanime
  9. japaning
  10. Japanisation
  11. japanise

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Adapted from Wiktionary: japanimation (page history and authors); Japanimation (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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