English > Japanese: 3 senses > noun 1, person | Meaning | A native or inhabitant of Japan. |
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| Synonym | Nipponese |
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| Category of | ninja | A class of 14th century Japanese who were trained in martial arts and were hired for espionage and assassinations |
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| ninja | A member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations |
| samurai | feudal Japanese military aristocracy |
| samurai | A Japanese warrior who was a member of the feudal military aristocracy |
| Member of | Japan, Nippon, Nihon | A constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago |
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| Narrower | Jap, Nip | (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent |
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| Ryukyuan | A member of the Japanese people living on the Ryukyu Islands southwest of Japan |
| geisha, geisha girl | A Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing |
| shogun | A hereditary military dictator of Japan |
| Broader | Asian, Asiatic | A native or inhabitant of Asia |
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| Spanish | japonesa, japonés, nipón |
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| Catalan | japonesa, japonés, japonès, nipó |
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| Adjectives | Japanese | of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language |
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