Japanophile
/dʒəˌpænə(ʊ)ˈfaɪl/ · noun
Meaning
- A person who loves the country, culture, or people of Japan.
Etymology / origin
Etymology tree Hokkien 日本 /Ji̍t-púnbor. Malay Jepangbor. Portuguese Japãobor. ▲ Malay Jepangbor. Dutch Japanbor. English Japan Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor. Latin -philalbor. English -phile English Japanophile From Japan + -o- + -phile.
Related words
Descendant words
- japanofiili(Finnish) (der)
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