Nipponese

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

Nipponese (not comparable)

1. Japanese

Translations

Japanese — see Japanese

Proper noun

Nipponese (plural Nipponese)

1. (dated) A Japanese (person from Japan)
2. (dated) The Japanese language

Translations

Japanese — see Japanese

References

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