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1. Of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language
   "the Japanese Emperor"; "Japanese cars"
   - Nipponese

1. A native or inhabitant of Japan
   - Nipponese
    
2. The language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the Japanese

Derived forms: Japaneses

See also: Japan

Type of: Altaic, Altaic language, Asian, Asiatic

Part of: Japan, Nihon, Nippon

Encyclopedia: Japanese Japanese, Classical language