japanese | | |
n. (person) | 1. japanese, nipponese | a native or inhabitant of Japan. |
| ~ samurai | feudal Japanese military aristocracy. |
| ~ ninja | a class of 14th century Japanese who were trained in martial arts and were hired for espionage and assassinations. |
| ~ nihon, nippon, japan | a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building. |
| ~ asian, asiatic | a native or inhabitant of Asia. |
| ~ ryukyuan | a member of the Japanese people living on the Ryukyu Islands southwest of Japan. |
| ~ jap, nip | (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent. |
| ~ geisha, geisha girl | a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing. |
| ~ ninja | a member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsu. |
| ~ samurai | a Japanese warrior who was a member of the feudal military aristocracy. |
| ~ shogun | a hereditary military dictator of Japan; the shoguns ruled Japan until the revolution of 1867-68. |
n. (communication) | 2. japanese | the language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the Japanese. |
| ~ altaic language, altaic | a group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe. |
| ~ ryukyuan | the language (related to Japanese) that is spoken by the people of the Ryukyu Islands. |
| ~ nihon, nippon, japan | a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building. |
| ~ mikado, tenno | the emperor of Japan; when regarded as a religious leader the emperor is called tenno. |
adj. (pertain) | 3. japanese, nipponese | of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language.; "the Japanese Emperor"; "Japanese cars" |
matinee | | |
n. (communication) | 1. matinee | a theatrical performance held during the daytime (especially in the afternoon). |
| ~ histrionics, theatrical, theatrical performance, representation | a performance of a play. |
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