Japonic
UK/d͡ʒəˈpɒn.ɪk//d͡ʒəˈpɑ.nɪk/
Japonic proper noun: a language family spoken in Japan, consisting of Japanese proper and the Ryukyuan languages.
Proper noun
Japonic
- A language family spoken in Japan, consisting of Japanese proper and the Ryukyuan languages.
Adjective
Japonic (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the Japonic language family.
- Ryukyuan is a Japonic language.
Origin of Japonic
Borrowed from New Latin japonicus.
Words that rhyme with Japonic
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- demonic
- ionic
- laconic
- masonic
- mnemonic
- monic
- monophonic
- monotonic
- pythonic
- Teutonic
- catatonic
- colonic
- histrionic
- homophonic
- infrasonic
- moronic
- planktonic
- platonic
- polytonic
- sardonic
- Slavonic
- sonic
- supersonic
- syntonic
- ambisonic
- anionic
- aplatonic
- apophonic
- arachidonic
- autochthonic
- avionic
- bacterioplanktonic
- Bonnick
- bosonic
- breviconic
- bubonic
- Byronic
- carbonic
- chthonic
- clonic
- conic
- cryonic
- Decameronic
- diatonic
- eugonic
- euphonic
- eutonic
- glyconic
Questions about Japonic
- What does Japonic mean?
- Japonic means a language family spoken in Japan, consisting of Japanese proper and the Ryukyuan languages.
- What part of speech is Japonic?
- Japonic can be a proper noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Japonic?
- Japonic is pronounced /d͡ʒəˈpɒn.ɪk/ (UK).
Words near Japonic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Japonic (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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