japonês
Portuguese, noun/ʒa.poˈne(j)s/
japonês is spelled J-A-P-O-N-Ê-S (7 letters) and appears 23 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,755th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Japonês is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “native or inhabitant of Japan” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “natural do Japão”.
What does japonês mean in English?
adjective
- 1
of, from or relating to Japan
- 2
of the Japanese people
- 3
of the Japanese language
noun
- 1
masculinenative or inhabitant of Japan
- 2
masculinea person of Japanese ancestry or parentship, a Nikkei
- 3
Brazilmasculineany East Asian person
Minha namorada é japonesa.
noun
- 1
masculinethe Japanese language
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relacionado ao Japão, seu povo ou sua cultura
noun: 1. natural do Japão 2. idioma falado no Japão
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of japonês
- japonesa feminine
- japoneses masculine plural
- japonesas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce japonês?
- Brazil /ʒa.poˈne(j)s/
- Brazil [ʒa.poˈne(ɪ̯)s]
- /ʒa.poˈne(j)ʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to japonês
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is japonês in Portuguese?
japonês appears 23 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).