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# japanese

adjective (Japanese — with a capital J); noun (a Japanese person, the Japanese; Japanese — the language)

«japanese» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Japanese means from or about Japan, an island country in East Asia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/japanese/#m1)
2. The Japanese are the people of Japan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/japanese/#m2)
3. Japanese is the language of Japan, written with kanji, hiragana and katakana characters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/japanese/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life Japanese things such as sushi, origami, manga and anime are popular with children around the world. In geography lessons Japan is a chain of islands with many earthquakes and volcanoes, like Mount Fuji. In PE, judo and karate come from Japan. Phrases: «Japanese food», «speak Japanese», «Japanese culture», «Japanese garden».

### Examples

- Sushi is a Japanese food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/japanese/#x1)
- We learned some Japanese words in class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/japanese/#x2)
- Origami is the Japanese art of paper folding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/japanese/#x3)
- My pen pal is Japanese. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/japanese/#x4)
- Japanese uses three kinds of writing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/japanese/#x5)
- Judo is a Japanese sport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/japanese/#x6)
- We visited a peaceful Japanese garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/japanese/#x7)
- «Arigato» means thank you in Japanese. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/japanese/#x8)
- The great Japanese general Momotaro has come to fight you and to take your stronghold from you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/japanese/#x9)

### Note

Capital J always. Plural noun: «the Japanese» (no -s); for one person say «a Japanese person». Do not use «Jap» — it is a rude slur. Stress at the end: ja-pa-NEESE.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «japanese»](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/japanese/): every meaning and example of this page parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«japanese» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/japanese.html) on Mova free.