Jap

Etymology
Shortened from, attested as a noun since 1872, and adjectivally since 1878. Compare (shortened from ).

Proper noun

 * 1)  The Japanese language.

Noun

 * 1)  A Japanese person.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: ,
 * Mandarin:, 小日本兒, , ,
 * Dutch: Jap
 * Estonian: japs
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Japanese: ジャップ
 * Korean:, , 왜족,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, , джап
 * Spanish: ,
 * Thai:

Adjective

 * 1)  Japanese; of or pertaining to Japan or its people.

Etymology
Shortening of, , etc..

Noun

 * 1)  A, a Japanese person.

Usage notes

 * Though the officially prescribed spelling is, the term is often written with a capital by analogy with demonyms.
 * Generally considered offensive. In polite language it is only used in historical derived terms like.

Etymology
From.