Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Japanese \Jap`a*nese"\, a.
   Of or pertaining to Japan, or its inhabitants.

Japanese \Jap`a*nese"\, n. sing. & pl.
   1. A native or inhabitant of Japan; collectively, the people
      of Japan.

   2. sing. The language of the people of Japan.

Source : WordNet®

Japanese
     adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people
           or their culture or language; "the Japanese Emperoro";
           "Japanese cars" [syn: {Nipponese}]

Japanese
     n 1: a native or inhabitant of Japan [syn: {Nipponese}]
     2: the language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the
        Japanese people