Latvian

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

Related terms

• Japāna
• japānisks
• japāņu valoda