japānis

Latvian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

Declension

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