D defs.my
Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Japanese

/jăpˌ-ən-ēz'/ · Jap·a·nese · IPA /ˌdʒæp.əˈniːz/
01 a. Of or pertaining to Japan, or its inhabitants.
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to Japan, or its inhabitants.
02 n. sing. & pl. A native or inhabitant of Japan; collectively, the people of Japan.
  1. 1.
    A native or inhabitant of Japan; collectively, the people of Japan.
  2. 2.
    The language of the people of Japan, called in the Japanese language nihongo.