Japanize

American  

[jap-uh-nahyz] / ˈdʒæp əˌnaɪz /

especially British,, Japanise

verb (used with object)

Japanized, Japanizing

1. to make Japanese or Japaneselike, as in design, culture, or usability; imbue with Japanese characteristics.

   working on a project to Japanize an American software program.

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Other Word Forms

• Japanization
  noun

Example Sentences

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Japanize Japanized

Would-be entrants must "Japanize" their staffs, procedures and even corporate structures to bring themselves into line with the country's subtle network of individual and group loyalties.

From Time Magazine Archive

A strong effort was made to Japanize the Korean Churches, to make them branches of the Japanese Churches, and to make them instruments in the Japanese campaign of assimilation.

From Korea's Fight for Freedom by Mckenzie, F. A. (Frederick Arthur)

In the bubble years, novice investors followed Japanese corporations in taking up zaiteku, a Japanized abbreviation of investment technology, or the art of speculative investment in stocks, bonds and real estate.

From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2013

Said small, earnest Dr. Roy H. Akagi of Japan: "If Christianity is to become a living force to the Japanese people, it must first be Japanized."

From Time Magazine Archive

Viscount Hidemaro Konoye, W. K. conductor here, has completed a modern and Japanized version of Puccini's Madame Butterfly which has been submitted to Paramount for possible production.

From Time Magazine Archive

From Japan's viewpoint the safest Chinese would be such War Lords as are willing to swear allegiance to China's onetime Boy Emperor, Henry Pu Yi, now Regent of Japanized Manchukuo.

From Time Magazine Archive

Numerous Japanese advisers were brought in, and, step by step, the administration was Japanized.

From Korea's Fight for Freedom by Mckenzie, F. A. (Frederick Arthur)