japānis

From the same source as Japāna (“Japan”), made into a masculine 2nd-declension noun.

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japānis m (2nd declension, feminine form: japāniete)

1. a Japanese man, a man born in Japan or of Japanese descent

   pasauli pārsteidz japānis no ASV talantu šova ― a Japanese man surprises the world in a US talent show

   papīru sāka ražot korejieši, japāņi, indieši un citas Āzijas tautas ― the Koreans, Japanese, Indians and other Asian people began to produce paper

2. (genitive plural) Japanese; pertaining to Japan and its people

   japāņu valoda ― the Japanese language

   japāņu māksla ― Japanese art

   japāņu porcelāns ― Japanese porcelain

• Japāna
• japānisks
• japāņu valoda