Nipponese

英 [,nipə'ni:z; -'ni:s] 美
  • adj. 日本人的;日本的
  • n. 日本人
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Nipponese
"Japanese," 1859, from Nippon, Japanese word for "Japan," from ni(chi) "the sun" + pon, hon "source," which is said to be from Chinese for "rising sun-place." Derisive slang shortening Nip attested from 1942.