Japanese in Different Languages
Discover 'Japanese' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Japanese
Afrikaans japannees | ||
Albanian japoneze | ||
Amharic ጃፓንኛ | ||
Arabic اليابانية | ||
Armenian ճապոներեն | ||
Assamese জাপানীজ | ||
Aymara japonés aru | ||
Azerbaijani yapon | ||
Bambara zapɔnkan na | ||
Basque japoniarra | ||
Belarusian японскі | ||
Bengali জাপানি | ||
Bhojpuri जापानी के बा | ||
Bosnian japanski | ||
Bulgarian японски | ||
Catalan japonès | ||
Cebuano hapon | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 日本 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 日本 | ||
Corsican ghjappunese | ||
Croatian japanski | ||
Czech japonský | ||
Danish japansk | ||
Dhivehi ޖަޕާނު މީހުންނެވެ | ||
Dogri जापानी | ||
Dutch japans | ||
English japanese | ||
Esperanto japano | ||
Estonian jaapani keel | ||
Ewe japangbe me tɔ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) hapon | ||
Finnish japanilainen | ||
French japonais | ||
Frisian japansk | ||
Galician xaponés | ||
Georgian იაპონელი | ||
German japanisch | ||
Greek ιαπωνικά | ||
Guarani japonés ñe’ẽ | ||
Gujarati જાપાની | ||
Haitian Creole japonè | ||
Hausa jafananci | ||
Hawaiian kepanī | ||
Hebrew יַפָּנִית | ||
Hindi जापानी | ||
Hmong japanese | ||
Hungarian japán | ||
Icelandic japanska | ||
Igbo ndị japan | ||
Ilocano hapones | ||
Indonesian jepang | ||
Irish seapánach | ||
Italian giapponese | ||
Japanese 日本人 | ||
Javanese wong jepang | ||
Kannada ಜಪಾನೀಸ್ | ||
Kazakh жапон | ||
Khmer ជនជាតិជប៉ុន | ||
Kinyarwanda ikiyapani | ||
Konkani जपानी भाशें | ||
Korean 일본어 | ||
Krio japanese pipul dɛn | ||
Kurdish japonî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ژاپۆنی | ||
Kyrgyz жапончо | ||
Lao ຍີ່ປຸ່ນ | ||
Latin iaponica | ||
Latvian japāņu | ||
Lingala bato ya japon | ||
Lithuanian japonų | ||
Luganda olujapani | ||
Luxembourgish japanesch | ||
Macedonian јапонски | ||
Maithili जापानी | ||
Malagasy anarana | ||
Malay orang jepun | ||
Malayalam ജാപ്പനീസ് | ||
Maltese ġappuniż | ||
Maori hapanihi | ||
Marathi जपानी | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯖꯄꯥꯅꯤꯖ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo japanese tawng a ni | ||
Mongolian япон | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ဂျပန် | ||
Nepali जापानी | ||
Norwegian japansk | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) chijapani | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଜାପାନିଜ୍ | ||
Oromo afaan jaappaan | ||
Pashto جاپاني | ||
Persian ژاپنی | ||
Polish język japoński | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) japonês | ||
Punjabi ਜਪਾਨੀ | ||
Quechua japonés simi | ||
Romanian japonez | ||
Russian японский | ||
Samoan iapani | ||
Sanskrit जापानी | ||
Scots Gaelic iapanach | ||
Sepedi sejapane | ||
Serbian јапански | ||
Sesotho sejapane | ||
Shona chijapanese | ||
Sindhi جاپاني | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ජපන් | ||
Slovak japončina | ||
Slovenian japonski | ||
Somali jabbaan | ||
Spanish japonés | ||
Sundanese jepang | ||
Swahili kijapani | ||
Swedish japanska | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) japanese | ||
Tajik ҷопонӣ | ||
Tamil ஜப்பானியர்கள் | ||
Tatar япон | ||
Telugu జపనీస్ | ||
Thai ญี่ปุ่น | ||
Tigrinya ጃፓናዊ | ||
Tsonga xijapani | ||
Turkish japonca | ||
Turkmen japaneseaponlar | ||
Twi (Akan) japanfo kasa | ||
Ukrainian японська | ||
Urdu جاپانی | ||
Uyghur ياپون | ||
Uzbek yapon | ||
Vietnamese tiếng nhật | ||
Welsh japaneaidd | ||
Xhosa isijaphani | ||
Yiddish יאַפּאַניש | ||
Yoruba ara ilu japan | ||
Zulu isijapane |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Albanian | In Albanian, "Japonezi" is a term used to refer exclusively to men from Japan, while "Japoneze" refers specifically to women. |
| Arabic | اليابانية هي أيضًا اسم لليابان نفسها، ومصطلح يستخدم لوصف لغة هذه البلاد وأدبها وتقاليدها. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "Yapon" in Azerbaijani also refers to "camomile" and is thought to be derived from the Persian word "Yaban" meaning "wild". |
| Basque | The word "Japoniarra" comes from a corruption of the Spanish word "Japon". |
| Belarusian | "Японскі" (Japanese) in Belarusian comes from the Chinese word "日本" (Rìběn; lit. "source of the sun"), reflecting the direction of Japan relative to China. |
| Bengali | The word "জাপানি" can also mean "Japanese people" or "Japanese language". |
| Bosnian | Prema jednoj teoriji riječ 'Japanski' u bosanskom jeziku dolazi od turske riječi 'Japon'} |
| Bulgarian | Японският език се е оформил по-късно след Китайският. |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, "Hapon" also means "West" and refers to Japan because it is located west of the Philippines. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "日本"（日文）这个词在中文里的词源或其他含义： |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 日本在中文的本意為『太陽升起之處』，也是中國古人對日本列島的稱呼。 |
| Corsican | The word "Ghjappunese" (Japanese) is derived from the Italian "Giapponese". It also has the informal meaning of "clumsy" or "unskilled". |
| Croatian | The word "japanski" in Croatian can also refer to "lacquered". |
| Czech | "Japonsko" se také v češtině používá pro označení laku na nehty. |
| Danish | In Danish, "japansk" can also refer to a type of orange varnish or to something exotic and luxurious. |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "Japans" has an alternate meaning of "lacquered", originating from the high-quality lacquerware imported from Japan during the Dutch East India Company era. |
| Esperanto | "Japano" is a word borrowed from Esperanto based on the Dutch "japan" form of the country's name. |
| Estonian | The word "Jaapani keel" in Estonian also means "strange or incomprehensible language". |
| Finnish | The term "japanilainen" originally referred to the people and language from "Japani," a former Swedish name for Japan. |
| French | En français, "Japonais" peut aussi désigner un style de peinture ou un type de vase. |
| Galician | The word "Xaponés" in Galician derives from the medieval Latin word "iaponensis", based on the Chinese word "rìběn" (literally "sun origin"), referring to Japan's location in the East. |
| Georgian | The word "იაპონელი" (Japanese) in Georgian, which originates from a Turkic word, can also refer to "Japan" as a geographical location. |
| German | The word "japanisch" (Japanese) in German has its origins in the Malay word "japang", which was used to refer to inhabitants of the southern Japanese island of Kyushu. |
| Greek | "Ιαπωνικά" is the plural of "Ιαπωνικόν", which comes from the Greek word for "Ιάπων" (Japan), which itself comes from the Malay "Japang", meaning "land of the rising sun." |
| Gujarati | The word "જાપાની" is derived from the Persian word "ژاپن" (Jāpān), which itself is derived from the Chinese word "日本" (Rìběn), meaning "origin of the sun". |
| Haitian Creole | The term "Japonè" (Japanese) in Haitian Creole is a cognate of the Spanish word "Japonés", which originated from the Chinese "Rìběn" (Japan). |
| Hausa | The word "Jafananci" is derived from the Japanese word "Nihonjin" which also means "Japanese". |
| Hawaiian | The word "Kepanī" derives from the Cantonese word "Gabanī" (Japanese). |
| Hebrew | The word "יַפָּנִית" comes from the Sanskrit word "यवन" (Yavana), which referred to the Greeks and later to foreigners in general. |
| Hindi | जापानी शब्द की व्युत्पत्ति जापान के निवासियों के लिए एक वैकल्पिक नाम 'वा' से हुई है। |
| Hmong | Japanese is also called Yawgsu or Yawgsuj (meaning 'land in the East Sea'). |
| Hungarian | In Hungarian, "japán" can also refer to something shiny or polished, reflecting the perceived quality of Japanese goods during the Middle Ages. |
| Icelandic | "Japanska" (Japanese) in Icelandic comes from "Japan" + "-ska" (the language of), but literally means "the language of the people who eat Japanese knotweed". |
| Igbo | The term 'Ndị Japan' in Igbo is sometimes playfully used to refer to people from the Igbo ethnic group who are known for their industrious and enterprising nature. |
| Indonesian | "Jepang" dalam bahasa Indonesia juga merujuk pada tanaman sejenis pohon pinus, "Jepang" merupakan pohon cemara yang tinggi dengan daun yang selalu hijau. |
| Irish | The word "Seapánach" in Irish derives from the word "Sapón" in the Japanese language, which means "island". |
| Italian | The term 'giapponese' derives from the Malay word 'jepang' and the Portuguese word 'japão', both of which mean 'sunlight' |
| Japanese | 「日本人」は本質を表す漢字と国を表す「人」が組み合わさってできており、「日の本の人」を意味する。 |
| Javanese | The word "Wong Jepang" has multiple meanings in Javanese, including "Japanese," "people from the East" and "foreigners." |
| Kazakh | The word "жапон" can also refer to a type of fabric or a style of clothing in Kazakh. |
| Khmer | Japanese is also referred to as សមុទ្រទឹកមặn (Salt Water) in reference to how the Japanese arrived to Cambodia through the sea. |
| Korean | "Japanese" is the Sino-Korean reading of the word whereas the native Korean reading is "일본어." |
| Kurdish | The word "Japonî" can also refer to a type of traditional Kurdish dance. |
| Kyrgyz | Жапончо (Japanese) is also a slang term for a person who drinks alcohol excessively. |
| Lao | ຍີ່ປຸ່ນ is also used to refer to a type of Laotian fabric with a characteristic geometric pattern. |
| Latin | "Iaponica" also refers to various plants originating from East Asia. |
| Latvian | The word "Japāņu" can also refer to a type of Japanese lacquerware |
| Lithuanian | The word "Japonų" can also refer to the Japanese language or culture, or more specifically, to the "land of the rising sun". |
| Macedonian | The word "Јапонски" ("Japanese") in Macedonian comes from the French word "Japon", which in turn comes from the Malay word "Japang", meaning "land of the rising sun." |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word "Anarana" is derived from the Arabic word "An-najran" which refers to a region in Yemen. |
| Malay | The Malay word "Orang Jepun" can also refer to a type of traditional herbal medicine. |
| Maltese | The word 'Ġappuniż' comes from the Italian word 'Giappone' which is derived from the Portuguese word 'Japão' which in turn comes from the Chinese word '日本' (Rìběn). |
| Maori | The word "Hapanihi" comes from the Maori word "hapani", meaning "to be astonished or surprised," and "hi" meaning "to breath". |
| Marathi | In Marathi, the word "जपानी" can also refer to a type of fabric. |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word 'Япон' ('Japanese') can also be used to refer to any foreigner or Westerner who lives in Mongolia. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "ဂျပန်" in Myanmar (Burmese) is derived from the Malay word "Javanese" and also refers to the island of Java. |
| Nepali | नेपाली शब्द 'जापानी' आइनु भाषा के 'जापुन' शब्द से आया है, जिसका अर्थ है 'सुबह का देश'। |
| Norwegian | The word «Japansk» originates from the Malay word «Japang», which means «land of the rising sun». |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | In Nyanja, "Chijapani" can also refer to someone dressed in a colorful kimono-like attire. |
| Pashto | In Pashto, the word جاپاني can also refer to a type of fine cloth or a Japanese kimono. |
| Polish | The word "język japoński" literally means "Japanese language" in Polish and can also refer to the tongue of a Japanese person. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word “japonês” can also mean someone who gossips, a chatterbox or “fofoqueiro” in Portuguese. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "japonez" also means "variegated" or "speckled", referring to the colorful clothing worn by Japanese people in the past. |
| Russian | Японский also means "clear," "bright," "pure" or "unmixed," as in чистый спирт or unadulterated alcohol. |
| Samoan | The word "Iapani" is a borrowing from the English word "Japan". |
| Scots Gaelic | The Gaelic word "Iapanach" is also used to refer to the inhabitants of India, due to the historical association between the two regions. |
| Serbian | The word "Јапански" can also refer to a type of traditional Japanese music or a type of lacquerware. |
| Sesotho | The word 'Sejapane' may have originated from the Japanese word 'Nihon', which also means 'Japan'. |
| Shona | The etymology of "ChiJapanese" is unknown, and it may also refer to Japanese food, culture, or people. |
| Sindhi | The word "جاپاني" can also mean "a kind of cotton cloth" in Sindhi. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word “ජපන්” (Japanese) also means “to mumble” in Sinhala, and “to chant” or “to recite” in Sanskrit. |
| Slovak | Slovanské jazyky nazývajú Japoncov často Niponci, čo má pôvod v portugalskom slove Japão, ktoré bolo odvodené z čínskeho 倭人 (wōrén) s významom "poddaní". |
| Slovenian | The word "Japonski" is a loanword from Russian and also refers to a traditional Slovenian card game for four players. |
| Somali | The Somali word "Jabbaan" can also mean "strange" or "unfamiliar" in reference to a person, and "exotic" or "rare" in reference to an object. |
| Spanish | El término «japonés» puede referirse también a un tipo de tela de algodón con estampado floral. |
| Sundanese | The word "Jepang" in Sundanese also refers to the Japanese yen. |
| Swahili | Swahili word 'Kijapani' is derived from Malay, and originally meant 'copper' or 'brass' due to the material of Japanese coins. |
| Swedish | The word "Japanska" in Swedish can also refer to a type of wood varnish or a specific shade of red. |
| Tajik | Ҷопонӣ (Japanese) is also used in Tajik to describe a type of pear. |
| Thai | นิรุกติศาสตร์ของญี่ปุ่นอาจมาจากภาษาสเปน "Xapón (อ่าน: ฆา-โปน)" หรือ "Yapón" ที่แปลมาอีกต่อจากภาษามลายู "Japang"} |
| Turkish | Japonca, Türkçe'de "japon" sıfatının "-ce" eki eklenmesiyle oluşturulmuştur. |
| Ukrainian | The word "Японська" can also refer to a type of lacquerware or a type of pear. |
| Urdu | The name 'جاپانی' (Japanese) for Japan is derived from the Malay language, where it means 'land of the rising sun'. |
| Uzbek | "Yapon" also means "flat" or "plain" in Uzbek. |
| Vietnamese | Tiếng Nhật "Nhật" lấy gốc từ Hán tự 日 chỉ mặt trời mang ý nghĩa là đất nước mặt trời mọc. |
| Welsh | The term "Japaneaidd" may also refer to objects or people originating from the East in general during the Middle Ages. |
| Xhosa | The term 'IsiJaphani' is derived from the Zulu word 'Japane', which means 'from Japan', with 'isi' being the Xhosa prefix for languages. |
| Yiddish | This word likely originates from the Chinese pronunciation of the word for Japan, where it was pronounced 'Zipun' during the Tang Dynasty. |
| Yoruba | In Yoruba, the term "Ara ilu Japan" can also refer to "those in the land of the rising sun" or "people of the East". |
| Zulu | The term 'IsiJapane' may also refer to the Japanese language or Japanese customs. |
| English | The word "Japanese" can also refer to the Japanese language, or to the people of Japan. |