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Japonese

Japonese is the misspelling of Japanese.

Meaning of Japanese

Adjective

Japanese (comparative more Japanese, superlative most Japanese)

  1. Of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of Japan, its people, language, or culture.
    • A Japanese saw is one that cuts on the pull stroke rather than on the push stroke.
    1. Of or relating to the Yamato people.
      • The Ainu were subject to forced assimilation by the Japanese since at least the 18th century.

See all 5 meanings of Japanese

Origin of Japonese

Borrowed from French japonais, Italian giapponese, Portuguese japonês, or Spanish japonés. Equivalent to Japon + -ese.

Questions about Japonese

What is Japonese the misspelling of?
Japonese is the misspelling of Japanese.

Words near Japonese in the dictionary

  1. japonaise
  2. japonaiserie
  3. japonaiseries
  4. japonaises
  5. japonate
  6. Japonese
  7. Japonesque
  8. Japonia
  9. Japonian
  10. Japonians
  11. Japonic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Japonese (page history and authors); Japanese (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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