Sino-Japanese

adjective

Involving both China and Japan, for example the First Sino-Japanese War, or Sino-Japanese vocabulary

OriginEnglish Japanese ← Dutch Japan ← Malay Jepang →
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Meanings

adjectiveSino-Japanese (not comparable)
  1. not comparableInvolving both China and Japan, for example the First Sino-Japanese War, or Sino-Japanese vocabulary
proper noun
  1. The Chinese-derived elements in the Japanese language.

Origin

  1. EnglishSino-
  2. Hokkien日本 (Ji̍t-pún)
  3. MalayJepang
  4. PortugueseJapão
  5. MalayJepang
  6. DutchJapan
  7. EnglishJapan
  8. EnglishJapanese
  9. EnglishSino-Japanese

From Sino- + Japanese.

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Translations

Bulgarian Китаиско-японски
  • Китаиско-японски (Kitaisko-japonski)Involving both China and Japan
Chinese Mandarin 中日的, 漢日的 /汉日的
  • 中日的 (zhōngrì de)Involving both China and Japan
  • 漢日的 /汉日的 (hànrì de)Involving both China and Japan
  • 漢和的 /汉和的 (hànhé de)Involving both China and Japan
  • 華日的 /华日的 (huárì de)Involving both China and Japan
  • 漢日詞 /汉日词 (hànrìcí)the Chinese-derived elements in the Japanese language
  • 漢日語 /汉日语 (hànrìyǔ)the Chinese-derived elements in the Japanese language
German sino-japanisch
  • sino-japanischInvolving both China and Japan
Hindi चीनी-जापानी
  • चीनी-जापानी (cīnī-jāpānī)Involving both China and Japan
Japanese 日中の, 中日の
  • 日中の (nitchū no)Involving both China and Japan
  • 中日の (chūnichi no)Involving both China and Japan
  • 中和の (chūwa no)Involving both China and Japan
  • 漢和の (kanwa no)Involving both China and Japan
  • 漢語 (kango)the Chinese-derived elements in the Japanese language
Korean 중일(中日)의, 한어
  • 중일(中日)의 (jung'ir-ui)Involving both China and Japan
  • 한어 (haneo)the Chinese-derived elements in the Japanese language
Polish chińsko-japoński, sinojapoński
  • chińsko-japońskiInvolving both China and Japan
  • sinojapońskithe Chinese-derived elements in the Japanese language
Portuguese sino-japonês
  • sino-japonêsInvolving both China and Japan
Russian кита́йско-япо́нский, си́но-япо́нский
  • кита́йско-япо́нский (kitájsko-japónskij)Involving both China and Japan
  • си́но-япо́нский (síno-japónskij)Involving both China and Japan
  • канго́ (kangó)the Chinese-derived elements in the Japanese language
Ukrainian канґо́, канго́
  • канґо́ (kangó)the Chinese-derived elements in the Japanese language
  • канго́ (kanhó)the Chinese-derived elements in the Japanese language
Urdu چِین جاپانِی
  • چِین جاپانِی (cīn-jāpānī)Involving both China and Japan
Vietnamese Hán Nhật
  • Hán NhậtInvolving both China and Japan
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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