Japanophile en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- jə-păn'ə-fīl' (UK)
- jə-păn'ō-fīl' (UK)
- /dʒəˌpænə(ʊ)ˈfaɪl/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún)bor. Malay Jepangbor. Portuguese Japãobor. ▲ Malay Jepangbor. Dutch Japanbor. English Japan Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor. Latin -philalbor. English -phile English Japanophile From Japan + -o- + -phile.
Meanings
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A person who loves the country, culture, or people of Japan.
I am convinced that this book is not solely of interest to Japanophiles. The quality of Sado Hasegawa's work shines through and the book should prove to be a valued asset to any home library and is beautiful for display.
1990 December 9, Brian Scott Carr, “Erotic Art From Japan”, in Gay Community News, volume 18, number 21, page 8:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanophiles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Relateds
Japanophilia · xenophile · Japanologist · Japanophilic
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Translations (24)
ja 親日派 (A person who loves Japan) · ru японофи́лка (A person who loves Japan) · bg японофи́лка (A person who loves Japan) · cmn 哈日 (A person who loves Japan) · es nipofilo (A person who loves Japan) · ko 지일파 (A person who loves Japan) · sv nippofil (A person who loves Japan) · gl xaponófilo (A person who loves Japan) · cmn 哈日族 (A person who loves Japan) · fi japanofiili (A person who loves Japan) · ja ジャパノファイル (A person who loves Japan) · cmn 親日派 /亲日派 (A person who loves Japan) · fr japonophile (A person who loves Japan) · vi Thân Nhật Bản (A person who loves Japan) · it nippofilo (A person who loves Japan) · ru японофи́л (A person who loves Japan) · fr nippophile (A person who loves Japan) · ja 哈日族 (A person who loves Japan) · de Japanophil (A person who loves Japan) · bg японофи́л (A person who loves Japan) · es japonofilo (A person who loves Japan) · pt nipófilo (A person who loves Japan) · sv japanofil (A person who loves Japan) · cmn 精日 (A person who loves Japan)