japanesque

Jap·a·nesque

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jap-uh-nesk]
- /ˌdʒæp əˈnɛsk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jap-uh-nesk]
- /ˌdʒæp əˈnɛsk/

Definitions of japanesque word

adjective japanesque having a Japanese style. 1
adjective japanesque of Japanese style 0

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Origin of japanesque

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85; Japan + -esque

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Parts of speech for Japanesque

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Japanesque

japanesque popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.