japano

See also: Japano- and japano-

Esperanto

Etymology

Ultimately from Malay Jepang, from Sinitic 日本 (Ji̍t-pńg, “origin of the sun”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

1. a Japanese person

   Synonym: niponano

   Hypernym: aziano

   Hyponym: japanino

2. a citizen of Japan

Related terms

• japana (“Japanese”, adjective)
• japane (“in Japanese”, adverb)
• Japanio (“Japan”)