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Synonyms of Japanese

6 similar words

Another word for Japanese is Nipponic. Other synonyms of Japanese are Nihongo, Nipponese, Japonian, Japonite and Japonic.

Synonyms and similar words for Japanese

proper nounA language that is primarily spoken in East Asia and is the official language of Japan.

  • NihongoSynonym of Japanese: the Japanese language.
  • Nipponese datedThe Japanese language.

adjectiveMore synonyms

  • JaponianSynonym of Japanese (“of or relating to Japan”).
  • Japonite
  • JaponicOf or pertaining to the Japonic language family.
  • NipponicOf or relating to Nippon (i.e. Japan); Japanese.

Meaning of Japanese

  1. adjective Of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of Japan, its people, language, or culture.
  2. adjective Of or relating to the Yamato people.
  3. noun A native or inhabitant of Japan.

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Questions about synonyms of Japanese

What is another word for Japanese?
Japanese has 6 synonyms on Word.ws, such as Nipponic, Nihongo, Nipponese, Japonian, Japonite and Japonic.
What does Japanese mean?
Japanese means of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of Japan, its people, language, or culture.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Japanese (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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