adj.

Of or relating to Japan or its people, language, or culture.

n., pl. Japanese.

1. 1. A native or inhabitant of Japan.
   2. A person of Japanese ancestry.
2. The language of the Japanese, possibly related to the Altaic family, written in kana and Chinese characters.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a native or inhabitant of Japan
  Synonym: Nipponese

Meaning #2: the language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the Japanese people

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The adjective Japanese has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language
  Synonym: Nipponese
  Pertains to noun: Japan (meaning #2)

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Common misspelling(s) of Japanese

• Japanes

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - japansk
n. - japaner

Nederlands (Dutch)
Japans, Japanner(s)

Français (French)
adj. - japonais
n. - Japonais

Deutsch (German)
n. - Japanisch, Japaner
adj. - japanisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ιαπωνική γλώσσα, γιαπωνέζικα, Ιάπωνας
adj. - ιαπωνικός, γιαπωνέζικος, Ιάπωνας

Italiano (Italian)
giapponese

Português (Portuguese)
n., -
adj. - japonês (m)

Русский (Russian)
японский

Español (Spanish)
adj. - japoneses, japonés
n. - japoneses, japonés, nativo del Japón, (idioma) japonés

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - japan
adj. - japansk

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
日本的, 日本语的, 日本人, 日语

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 日本的, 日本語的
n. - 日本人, 日語

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 일본의 , 일본인[어]의
n. - 일본인 , 일본어

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 日本の, 日本人の
n. - 日本人, 日本語

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اللغه اليابانيه (صفه) ياباني‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮יפנית, יפני‬
n. - ‮יפנית, יפני, יפנית (שפה)‬

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