Nihonjinron

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noun

A genre of texts that focus on issues of Japanese national and cultural identity and how Japan and the Japanese should be understood.

OriginJapanese 日本人論 →
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Meanings

nounNihonjinron (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA genre of texts that focus on issues of Japanese national and cultural identity and how Japan and the Japanese should be understood.

Origin

  1. Japanese日本人論
  2. EnglishNihonjinron

Japanese 日本人論, literally "theories/discussions about the Japanese".

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APA

Nihonjinron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nihonjinron

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“Nihonjinron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nihonjinron. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nihonjinron,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nihonjinron.

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