Kilo Lingo

/xapoˈnes/

Line drawing of japonés
Coloured illustration of japonés
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Translation

Japanese

Word origin

From Japón ('Japan') plus the suffix -és, which forms adjectives of nationality. The place name comes ultimately from a Chinese reading of the characters for 'origin of the sun'.

Origin
Spanish
Root
Japón

Grammar

Femininejaponesa
Masc pluraljaponeses
Fem pluraljaponesas

Examples

, .

I love Japanese food, especially sushi.

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My art teacher is Japanese.

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I am learning Japanese at a language school.

fama.

Japanese cars have a good reputation.

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We visited a Japanese garden full of flowers.

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This word is part of lesson 34.