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Japanesque

[ jap-uh-nesk ]
/ ˌdʒæp əˈnɛsk /
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adjective

having a Japanese style.

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Origin of Japanesque

First recorded in 1880–85; Japan + -esque

Words nearby Japanesque

Japanese stranglehold, Japanese umbrella pine, Japanese wisteria, Japanese wolf, Japanese yew, Japanesque, Japanglish, Japanism, Japanize, Japan wax, jape
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Example sentences from the Web for Japanesque

  • I have 302 nothing to confess, but if I had, I should be Japanesque and keep it to myself.

    Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days|Nell Speed

  • A few fans of the cheap Japanesque variety were pinned here and there in painful regularity.

    Mlle. Fouchette|Charles Theodore Murray
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