Japanism

[ juh-pan-iz-uhm ]

noun

1. a custom, trait, or other feature peculiar to or characteristic of Japan or its people.
2. devotion to or preference for Japan and its institutions.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Japanism¹

1885–90; < French japonisme; Japan, -ism

Example Sentences

Categorically opposed to this thought is another school, which its adherents call “Japanism.”

From Project Gutenberg