japanese

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: Jap=a=nese

CIDE DICTIONARY

japanese, a. 

 Of or pertaining to Japan, or its inhabitants.  [1913 Webster]

japanese, n. sing. & pl. 

•  A native or inhabitant of Japan; collectively, the people of Japan.  [1913 Webster]
•  The language of the people of Japan, called in the Japanese language nihongo.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

japanese, n. & adj.
--n. (pl. same)
1 a a native or national of Japan. b a person of Japanese descent.
2 the language of Japan.
--adj. of or relating to Japan, its people, or its language.

Idiom

Japanese cedar = CRYPTOMERIA. Japanese print a colour print from woodblocks. Japanese quince = JAPONICA.