japanize

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26
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30
Letters
8

Definition of japanize

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To Nipponize.
    “Multiplying five times as rapidly as the whites, the Japs must someday―unless the problem is met now―absolutely control this Coast. Just as Hawaii and the Sacramento valley have been Japanized, so will the state of Washington.”
    “His latest, Tokyo Godfathers, may sound like a gangster film, but rather it's Kon's attempt to Japanize a Western tradition that goes back to Charles Dickens and beyond: the heartwarming holiday story.”
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verb

  1. (transitive)To Nipponize.
    “Multiplying five times as rapidly as the whites, the Japs must someday―unless the problem is met now―absolutely control this Coast. Just as Hawaii and the Sacramento valley have been Japanized, so will the state of Washington.”
    “His latest, Tokyo Godfathers, may sound like a gangster film, but rather it's Kon's attempt to Japanize a Western tradition that goes back to Charles Dickens and beyond: the heartwarming holiday story.”
  2. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of Japanize.

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Etymology

From Japan + -ize.

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