See also: Japano- and japano-

Esperanto

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [jaˈpano]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Hyphenation: ja‧pa‧no

Noun

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japano (accusative singular japanon, plural japanoj, accusative plural japanojn)

  1. a Japanese person
    Synonym: niponano
    Hypernym: aziano
    Hyponym: japanino
  2. a citizen of Japan
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