Nipponese

English

Etymology

From Nippon (romanized version of 日本, the native Japanese name for Japan) + -ese.

Adjective

Nipponese (not comparable)

1. (dated) Japanese.

Translations

Japanese — see Japanese

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 日本的 (Rìběnde)

• French: nippon (fr)
• Galician: nipón
• Italian: nipponico (it)
• Portuguese:

  Brazilian: nipônico (pt)

  European: nipónico (pt)

• Spanish: nipón (es)

Proper noun

Nipponese

1. (dated) The Japanese language.

Translations

Japanese — see Japanese

Noun

Nipponese (plural Nipponese)

1. (dated) A Japanese person.

References

• (The Japanese people) 1844 reference
• (Japanese, adjective) 1903 reference
• (The Japanese language) 1908 reference