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Japonic language
Japanese (日本語, Nihongo; [ɲihoŋɡo] ) is the principal language of the Japonic language family spoken by the Japanese people. It has around 123 million
Japanese_language
widely-spoken language in Japan is Japanese, which is separated into several dialects, with the Tokyo dialect considered to be Standard Japanese. In addition
Languages_of_Japan
Language family of Japan
Japonic or Japanese–Ryukyuan (Japanese: 日琉語族, romanized: Nichiryū gozoku) is a language family comprising Japanese, spoken in the main islands of Japan, and
Japonic_languages
eventually Hachijō as separate languages within a Japonic family rather than as dialects of Japanese, Japanese was considered a language isolate. Among more distant
Classification of the Japonic languages
Classification_of_the_Japonic_languages
Dialects of the Japanese language
distinct languages from Japanese. They are not Japanese dialects, although they are often erroneously referred to as such. The Ainu language of Hokkaido
Japanese_dialects
Standardized proficiency test
The Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (日本語能力試験, Nihongo Nōryoku Shiken), or JLPT, is a standardized criterion-referenced test to evaluate and certify
Japanese-Language Proficiency Test
Japanese-Language_Proficiency_Test
Dominant sign language of Japan
Japanese Sign Language (日本手話, nihon-shuwa), also known by the acronym JSL, is the dominant sign language in Japan and is a complete natural language, distinct
Japanese_Sign_Language
Pseudo-loanwords in Japanese
Wasei-eigo (和製英語; lit. 'Japanese-made English') are Japanese-language expressions that are based on English words, or on parts of English phrases, but
Wasei-eigo
Oldest attested stage of the Japanese language
Old Japanese (上代日本語, Jōdai Nihon-go) is the oldest attested stage of the Japanese language, recorded in documents from the Nara period (8th century). It
Old_Japanese
Grammar of the Japanese language
Japanese is an agglutinative, synthetic, mora-timed language with simple phonotactics, a pure vowel system, phonemic vowel and consonant length, and a
Japanese_grammar
Literary form of Japanese, used until the early 20th century
kobun) and sometimes simply called "Medieval Japanese", is the literary form of the Japanese language that was the standard until the Shōwa period (1926–1989)
Classical_Japanese
Reconstructed ancestor of the Japonic languages
Proto-Japonic, also known as Proto-Japanese or Proto-Japanese–Ryukyuan, is the reconstructed language ancestral to the Japonic language family. It has been reconstructed
Proto-Japonic_language
Language of Hokkaido, Japan
Ainu (Japanese: 北海道アイヌ語), is a language native to the Ainu people of the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. It is a member of the Ainu language family
Ainu_language
Subfamily of the Japonic languages
indigenous languages of the Ryukyu Islands, the southernmost part of the Japanese archipelago. Along with the Japanese language and the Hachijō language, they
Ryukyuan_languages
relation to the Japanese language and computers, many adaptation issues arise, some unique to Japanese and others common to languages that have a very
Japanese language and computers
Japanese_language_and_computers
Academic journal
of Japanese, obtaining its current title in 2001. The journal covers the pedagogy of Japanese language teaching, Japanese linguistics, and Japanese literature
Japanese Language and Literature
Japanese_Language_and_Literature
Book by Eleanor Harz Jorden and Mari Noda
Japanese: The Spoken Language (JSL) is an introductory textbook series for learning Japanese. JSL was written by Eleanor Harz Jorden in collaboration with
Japanese:_The_Spoken_Language
Japanese as a foreign language is studied by foreigners in Japan and non-native speakers worldwide, including those with Japanese ancestry. Many major
Japanese as a foreign language
Japanese_as_a_foreign_language
Character encodings for Japanese on EBCDIC mainframes
Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC) have been used to represent the Japanese language on computers, including variants defined by Hitachi, Fujitsu, IBM
Japanese_language_in_EBCDIC
Japanese language written in Latin script
romanization of Japanese is the use of Latin script to write the Japanese language. This method of writing is sometimes referred to in Japanese as rōmaji (ローマ字;
Romanization_of_Japanese
Japanese style of consensual rope bondage
Kinbaku (Japanese: 緊縛; 'tight binding'), also called kinbaku-bi (緊縛美; 'the beauty of tight binding'), is a Japanese style of bondage or BDSM which involves
Japanese_bondage
Polite forms of address in Japanese
The Japanese language makes use of a system of honorific speech, called keishō (敬称), which includes very honorific suffixes and prefixes when talking
Japanese_honorifics
Japan, so Japanese adult videos (JAV) refers to the Japanese Adult Video industry. Animated films are referred to as hentai in English, but in Japan the
Pornography_in_Japan
Number words used in the Japanese language
The Japanese numerals (数詞, sūshi) are numerals that are used in Japanese. In writing, they are the same as the Chinese numerals, and large numbers follow
Japanese_numerals
Grammatical and syntactical feature of Japanese
The Japanese language has a system of honorific speech, referred to as keigo (Japanese: 敬(けい)語(ご); literally "respectful language"), parts of speech one
Honorific_speech_in_Japanese
Ethnic group
Japanese Brazilians are Brazilian citizens who are nationals or naturals of Japanese ancestry or Japanese immigrants living in Brazil. Japanese immigration
Japanese_Brazilians
Japonic language
a distinct Japonic language, rather than a dialect of Japanese. Hachijō is considered to be a descendant of Eastern Old Japanese, retaining several unique
Hachijō_language
English-language education in Japan began as early as 1600 with the initial contacts between the Japanese and Europeans. Almost all students graduating
English-language education in Japan
English-language_education_in_Japan
Phonological system of the Japanese language
see Wikipedia Media help. Japanese phonology is the system of sounds used in the pronunciation of the Japanese language. Unless otherwise noted, this
Japanese_phonology
Officially, among Japanese names there are 291,129 different Japanese surnames (姓, sei), as determined by their kanji, although many of these are pronounced
List of common Japanese surnames
List_of_common_Japanese_surnames
Language spoken in Korea
Distribution of the Ainu Language in the Japanese Islands in Prehistory] (PDF) (Report) (in Japanese). International Research Center for Japanese Studies. Archived
Korean_language
Profanity in Japanese
Profanity in the Japanese language can pertain to scatological references or aim to put down the listener by negatively commenting on their ability, intellect
Japanese_profanity
Family of languages were Japanese serves as lexifier
on Japanese pidgin languages, contact languages that lack native speakers. Some important Japanese creoles and pidgins are the following: Japanese has
Japanese-based creole languages
Japanese-based_creole_languages
support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Japanese punctuation (Japanese: 約物, Hepburn: yakumono) includes various written marks (besides
Japanese_punctuation
Japanese people (Japanese: 日本人, Hepburn: Nihonjin; IPA: [ɲihoɲdʑiꜜɴ]) are people or ethnic groups identified with the Japanese archipelago. Japanese people
Japanese_people
Soldiers who kept fighting post-WWII
Japanese holdouts (Japanese: 残留日本兵, romanized: zanryū nipponhei, lit. 'remaining Japanese soldiers') were soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA)
Japanese_holdout
Topics referred to by the same term
language, spoken mainly in Japan Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture Japanese diaspora, Japanese
Japanese
Country in East Asia
the Japanese People". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 31, 2018. Vovin, Alexander (2017). "Origins of the Japanese Language". Oxford
Japan
Japanese emigrants and descendants residing in foreign countries outside of Japan
The Japanese diaspora and its individual members, known as Nikkei (Japanese: 日系, IPA: [ɲikkeː]) or as Nikkeijin (Japanese: 日系人, IPA: [ɲikkeꜜːʑiɴ]), comprise
Japanese_diaspora
Passport issued to Japanese citizens
into the Japanese language in 1878, and the first regulations governing Japanese passports were enacted in 1900. The modern form of the Japanese passport
Japanese_passport
behavior and appearance is from a typical Japanese person. The most widely-spoken language in Japan is Japanese, which is separated into several dialects
Demographics_of_Japan
Ethnic group in Peru
Japanese Peruvians (Spanish: peruano-japonés or nipo-peruano; Japanese: 日系ペルー人, Nikkei Perūjin) are Peruvian citizens of Japanese origin or ancestry.
Japanese_Peruvians
School in Canada
Vancouver Japanese Citizens' School), it is the oldest Japanese language school in Canada. The school opened on January 12, 1906 as the Japanese Citizens'
Vancouver Japanese Language School
Vancouver_Japanese_Language_School
Japanese language feature
Japanese pitch accent is a feature of the Japanese language that distinguishes words by a distinct tone that focuses on a specific mora ('accent') in
Japanese_pitch_accent
Extinct subspecies of the gray wolf
The Japanese wolf (Japanese: ニホンオオカミ(日本狼), Hepburn: Nihon ōkami, or 山犬, yamainu [see below]; Canis lupus hodophilax), also known as the Honshū wolf, is
Japanese_wolf
Language family of northern Japan and neighboring islands
Japanese. He regarded "Korean–Japanese-Ainu" as forming a branch of his proposed Eurasiatic language family. Greenberg did not hold Korean–Japanese–Ainu
Ainu_languages
Overview of how Japanese verbs conjugate
Japanese conjugation, like the conjugation of verbs of many other languages, allows verbs to be morphologically modified to change their meaning or grammatical
Japanese_conjugation
Americans of Japanese ancestry
Japanese Americans (Japanese: 日系アメリカ人) are Americans of Japanese ancestry. Japanese Americans were among the three largest Asian American ethnic communities
Japanese_Americans
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
Yamato (Japanese: 大和; named after the ancient Yamato Province) was the lead ship of her class of battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN)
Japanese_battleship_Yamato
Archipelago off the coast of Northeast Asia
The Japanese archipelago (Japanese: 日本列島, Hepburn: Nippon/Nihon Rettō; Japanese pronunciation: [ɲip.pon/ɲi.hon ɾeꜜt.toː]) is an archipelago of 14,125
Japanese_archipelago
Japanese-language edition of Wikipedia
The Japanese Wikipedia (ウィキペディア日本語版, Wikipedia Nihongoban; lit. 'Japanese version of Wikipedia') is the Japanese edition of Wikipedia, a free, open-source
Japanese_Wikipedia
Conditions that determine the value of the player's hand
In Japanese mahjong, yaku (Japanese: 役) are patterns of tiles present in a winning hand that will award it han points. Yaku are one of two sources of han
Yaku_(Japanese_mahjong)
Japanese singer (born 1997)
Mina Myoi (Japanese: 名井 南; born Mina Sharon Myoi, March 24, 1997), known mononymously as Mina (Korean: 미나; Japanese: ミナ), is a Japanese singer and dancer
Mina_(Japanese_singer)
Ainu language § Writing Chinese writing system Genkō yōshi (graph paper for writing Japanese) Iteration mark (Japanese duplication marks) Japanese Braille
Japanese_writing_system
Species of Old World monkey
primates, but the Japanese macaque is very familiar in Japan—as it is the only native species of monkey in Japan—so when Japanese people simply say saru
Japanese_macaque
Type of traditionally made sword from Japan
A Japanese sword (Japanese: 日本刀, Hepburn: nihontō) is one of several types of traditionally made swords from Japan. Bronze swords were made as early as
Japanese_sword
Variation of mahjong
Japanese mahjong (Japanese: 麻雀, Hepburn: Mājan), also known as riichi mahjong (リーチ麻雀, rīchi mājan), is a variant of mahjong. Japanese mahjong shares the
Japanese_mahjong
Chinese characters used in Japanese writing
used in the writing of Japanese. They comprised a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used today
Kanji
The following is a list of Japanese-language poets. Poets are listed alphabetically by surname (or by a widely known name, such as a pen name, with multiple
List of Japanese-language poets
List_of_Japanese-language_poets
Words in Japanese that substitute for a noun or noun phrase
Japanese pronouns (代名詞, daimeishi; Japanese pronunciation: [dai.meꜜi.ɕi, -meꜜː-]) are words in the Japanese language used to address or refer to present
Pronouns_in_Japanese
1937–1945 conflict in East Asia
Second Sino-Japanese War, known in China as the War of Resistance Against Japan, was fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan and its
Second_Sino-Japanese_War
First-level administrative divisions of Japan
List of Japanese prefectural name etymologies List of Japanese prefectures by area List of Japanese prefectures by population List of Japanese prefectures
Prefectures_of_Japan
Japanese tastes and ingredients. Traditionally, the Japanese shunned meat as a result of adherence to Buddhism, but with the modernization of Japan in
Japanese_cuisine
1910–1945 colony of the Empire of Japan
in Japan. The Japanese government also created incentives to educate ethnic Japanese students in the Korean language. In 1928, the Korean Language Society
Korea_under_Japanese_rule
Linguistic comparison
The geographically proximate languages of Japanese (part of the Japonic languages) and Korean (part of the Koreanic languages) share considerable similarity
Comparison of Japanese and Korean
Comparison_of_Japanese_and_Korean
Regional variant of the Japanese language
Okinawan Japanese (ウチナーヤマトゥグチ, 沖縄大和口, Uchinaa Yamatu-guchi) is the Japanese language as spoken by the people of Okinawa Islands. The name Uchinaa Yamatu-guchi
Okinawan_Japanese
Species of canid endemic to Japan
000 deaths by vehicles each year in Japan. Raccoon dogs, known in Japanese as tanuki, have a long history in Japanese legend and folklore. Bake-danuki is
Japanese_raccoon_dog
Dog breed
media related to Japanese Spitz. The Japanese Spitz (日本スピッツ, Nihon Supittsu; Japanese pronunciation: [nʲippoɴ.sɯ̥ᵝpʲittsɯᵝ]) is a Japanese small to medium
Japanese_Spitz
Sino-Tibetan language
also extensively imported into the Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese languages. Today, Sino-Korean, Sino-Japanese, and Sino-Vietnamese vocabularies comprise
Chinese_language
Japanese vegetable
is a generic term for radish in Japanese language. For example, European radish is called hatsukadaikon (廿日大根) in Japan. In the West, the word daikon sometimes
Japanese_radish
Usage of Japanese language conventions to create humor
Japanese wordplay relies on the nuances of the Japanese language and Japanese script for humorous effect, functioning somewhat like a cross between a
Japanese_wordplay
Japanese-style curry dish
tastes and ingredients. Japanese curry has little resemblance to curries from other regions, and stands on its own as uniquely Japanese. The combination of
Japanese_curry
writers who are Japanese, or are famous for having written in the Japanese language. Writers are listed by the native order of Japanese names—family name
List_of_Japanese_writers
Ethnic group in Japan and Russia
Ainu language. Second, during the prolonged interaction with the expansive Japanese-speaking population, the Ainu have acquired a layer of Japanese cultural
Ainu_people
measures of common sense. Japanese names may be written in hiragana or katakana, the Japanese language syllabaries for words of Japanese or foreign origin, respectively
Japanese_name
Breed of cat
The Japanese Bobtail (Japanese: ジャパニーズ・ボブテイル, Hepburn: Japanīzu Bobuteiru) is a breed of domestic cat with an unusual bobtail more closely resembling the
Japanese_Bobtail
Particles in Japanese
Japanese particles, joshi (助詞) or teni(o)ha (てに(を)は), are suffixes or short words in Japanese grammar that immediately follow the modified noun, verb
Japanese_particles
The Japanese in Hawaii (simply Japanese Hawaiians or "Local Japanese", rarely Kepanī) are the second largest ethnic group in Hawaii. At their height in
Japanese_in_Hawaii
Ethnic group in Japan
Black Japanese (黒人系日本人, Kokujinkei nihonjin) are Japanese residents or citizens of African ancestry. Yasuke, an African man, possibly from Mozambique
Black_Japanese
Advanced Placement school course
Advanced Placement (AP) Japanese Language and Culture (also known as AP Japanese) is a course offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement
AP Japanese Language and Culture
AP_Japanese_Language_and_Culture
Ryukyuan dialect cluster of the Miyako Islands
known. As a consequence of the Japanese government's Japanese language policy, which has traditionally referred to the language as 宮古方言 (Miyako hōgen), or
Miyakoan_language
1985 aviation accident in Japan
the Obon holiday period when many Japanese people travel to their hometowns or to resorts. Twenty-two non-Japanese were on board the flight, including
Japan_Air_Lines_Flight_123
Currency of Japan
The yen (Japanese: 円; symbol: ¥; code: JPY) is the official currency of Japan. It is the third-most traded currency in the foreign exchange market, after
Japanese_yen
Northern Ryukyuan language
modernization of Okinawa as well as language shift to Japanese. As a result, Japanese became the standard language for administration, education, media
Okinawan_language
Area studies focused on Japan
social sciences and humanities research on Japan. It incorporates fields such as the study of Japanese language, history, culture, literature, philosophy
Japanese_studies
Bovid endemic to Japan
The Japanese serow (氈鹿, kamoshika; lit. "coarse pelt deer") (Capricornis crispus) (羚羊) is a Japanese goat-antelope, an even-toed ungulate. It is found
Japanese_serow
Characters in shared East Asian written tradition
characters for reasonably complete coverage. Japanese uses fewer characters—general literacy in Japanese can be expected with 2,136 characters. The use
CJK_characters
Head of government
minister of Japan (内閣総理大臣, Naikaku Sōri Daijin; Japanese pronunciation: [naꜜi.ka.kɯ | soː.ɾʲi daꜜi.dʑiɴ]) is the head of government of Japan. The prime
Prime_Minister_of_Japan
Serpentine creature in Japanese mythology
Japanese dragons (日本の竜/龍, Nihon no ryū) are diverse legendary creatures in Japanese mythology and folklore. Japanese dragon myths amalgamate native legends
Japanese_dragon
August 9 respectively. Japanese calendar Japanese festivals List of Japanese anniversaries and memorial days Newspaper holiday (Japan) Okinawa Memorial Day
Public_holidays_in_Japan
Stage of the Japanese language
Early Middle Japanese (中古日本語, Chūko-Nihongo) is a stage of the Japanese language between 794 and 1185, which is known as the Heian period (平安時代). The
Early_Middle_Japanese
influenced Japanese pop culture, from music videos to television dramas, and sparked international interest in Japanese youth fashion. As Japan entered the
School_uniforms_in_Japan
Japanese nation state from 1868 to 1947
Empire of Japan (Japanese: 大日本帝國/大日本帝国, Hepburn: Dai Nippon Teikoku/Dai Nihon Teikoku), also known as the Japanese Empire or Imperial Japan, was the period
Empire_of_Japan
1895–1945 colony of the Empire of Japan
Japan in 1895, when the Qing dynasty ceded Fujian-Taiwan Province in the Treaty of Shimonoseki after the Japanese victory in the First Sino-Japanese War
Taiwan_under_Japanese_rule
Literary tradition of Japan
Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese, and Modern Japanese, as well as poetry in Japan which was written in the Chinese language or ryūka from
Japanese_poetry
(link) "Japanese Cinema Database" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2010-04-08. "Japanese Movie
List of Japanese sexploitation films
List_of_Japanese_sexploitation_films
Institute of Japan as of 2007-10-01. The source websites of each prefectures' populations are according to ja:Template:自治体人口/doc. Japanese cities by population
List_of_cities_in_Japan
A Japanese supplementary school provides supplementary Japanese education to Japanese residents living abroad. There are three major Japanese supplementary
Supplementary Japanese Schools in Australia
Supplementary_Japanese_Schools_in_Australia
Japanese breed of beef cattle
The Japanese Black (Japanese: 黒毛和種, Kuroge Washu) is a Japanese breed of beef cattle. It is one of six native Japanese cattle breeds, and one of the four
Japanese_Black
Manual syllabary
words in Japanese Sign Language, or common gestures used by the hearing in Japan, that represent words starting with that syllable in Japanese: se from
Japanese_manual_syllabary
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