Jap·a·nese /ˌʤæpəˈniz, ˈnis/
  (a.)日本的,日本人的日本人;日語
  Jap·a·nese a. Of or pertaining to Japan, or its inhabitants.
  Jap·a·nese, n. sing. & pl.
  1.  A native or inhabitant of Japan; collectively, the people of Japan.
  2.  sing. The language of the people of Japan, called  in the Japanese language nihongo.
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  Japanese
       adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people
             or their culture or language; "the Japanese Emperoro";
             "Japanese cars" [syn: Nipponese]
       n 1: a native or inhabitant of Japan [syn: Nipponese]
       2: the language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the
          Japanese people