Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en japan

Japanese/jaˈpɑːn/

Meaning

Japanese

In Swedish: person från Japan

Forms

Forms of japan
Singular, indefiniteen japan
Singular, definitejapanen
Plural, indefinitejapaner
Plural, definitejapanerna

japan is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor japan, den stora japanen. Check another noun

Practise japan

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Is it en japan or ett japan?

Questions

What does japan mean in English?

japan means “Japanese”.

Is it en japan or ett japan?

It is en japan, and “the Japanese” is japanen.

What is the plural of japan?

The plural of japan is japaner, and the definite plural is japanerna.

Where the course teaches it

Origin

Japan + -an

Nearby common words

japan is number 1,909 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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