Japanese languageとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Japan +‎ -ese.

発音

• IPA: /ˌʤæpəˈniːz/, X-SAMPA: /%dZ{p@"ni:z/
• 韻: -iːz

形容詞

Japanese (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, or derived from Japan, its language, or culture.

   A Japanese saw is one that cuts on the pull stroke rather than on the push stroke.

   In the United States, Japanese animation has had a tremendous surge in popularity over the last few years.

名詞

Japanese (複数形 Japanese)

1. A person living in or coming from Japan, or of Japanese ancestry.

   A Japanese will typically have black hair, brown eyes, and pale skin.

   • 2007 October 16, Madeleine Brand, "Japan Struggles to Meet Its CO2 Emissions Limits", Day to Day, National Public Radio,

     Motoyuki Shibata isn't a typical Japanese.

2. (uncountable) Japanese food.

   Let's go out to eat. I'm in the mood for Japanese.

使用する際の注意点

• (person in または from Japan): The singular “a Japanese” is less common than locutions using the adjective, such as “a Japanese person”, and is considered potentially offensive by many speakers.

固有名詞

Japanese

1. The main language spoken in Japan.

   I’ve been studying Japanese for three years, and I still can’t order pizza in Tokyo!

派生語

• Japanese amberjack
• Japanese Bobtail
• Japanese bunching onion
• Japanese cuisine
• Japanese encephalitis
• Japanese food
• Japanese giant salamander
• Japanese knotweed
• Japanese lantern
• Japanese sea lion
• Japanese slipper
• Japanese spitz
• Japanese yew

同意語

• Nihongo

参考

• Japan
• Wapanese
• Japanophile
• Nipponize
• Jap
• Nihongo (in Japanese)
• Wiktionary's coverage of Japanese terms
• Appendix:Japanese Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Japanese

外部リンク

• ISO 639-1 code ja, ISO 639-3 code jpn (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Japanese, jpn