nihon
English Thesaurus
1. a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building (noun.location)
| instance hypernym | : | asian country, asian nation, |
| definition | : | any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | kammon strait bridge, |
| definition | : | a suspension bridge between Kyushu and Honshu (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | asahikawa, |
| definition | : | a city on western Hokkaido that is the center of a fertile agricultural area (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | nagano, |
| definition | : | a city in central Honshu to the northwest of Tokyo; site of a Buddhist shrine (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | nagoya, |
| definition | : | an industrial city in southern Honshu (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | omiya, |
| definition | : | a city of east central Honshu; a suburb of Tokyo (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | osaka, |
| definition | : | port city on southern Honshu on Osaka Bay; a commercial and industrial center of Japan (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | yokohama, |
| definition | : | port city on southeastern Honshu in central Japan (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | naha city, |
| definition | : | the chief city in the Ryukyu Islands (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | ryukyu islands, |
| definition | : | a chain of 55 islands in the western Pacific to the to the southwest of Japan (returned by United States to Japan in 1972) (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | kyoto, |
| definition | : | a city in central Japan on southern Honshu; a famous cultural center that was once the capital of Japan (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | sapporo, |
| definition | : | a commercial city in northern Japan on western Hokkaido (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | kitakyushu, |
| definition | : | a Japanese city on northern Kyushu (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | fukuoka, |
| definition | : | a city in southern Japan on Kyushu (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | nagasaki, |
| definition | : | a city in southern Japan on Kyushu; a leading port and shipbuilding center; on August 9, 1945 Nagasaki became the second populated area to receive an atomic bomb (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | toyohashi, |
| definition | : | a Japanese city in southern Honshu on the Pacific shore (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | toyonaki, |
| definition | : | a Japanese city in southern Honshu; main residential suburb of Osaka (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | toyota, |
| definition | : | an industrial city of Japan in southern Honshu (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | asama, mount asama, |
| definition | : | a volcano in central Honshu near Nagano; one of the largest volcanoes in Japan (8,340 feet) (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | volcano islands, |
| definition | : | a group of Japanese Islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean to the north of the Marianas (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | iwo jima, |
| definition | : | the largest of the Volcano Islands of Japan (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | fuji, fuji-san, fujinoyama, fujiyama, mount fuji, |
| definition | : | an extinct volcano in south central Honshu that is the highest peak in Japan; last erupted in 1707; famous for its symmetrical snow-capped peak; a sacred mountain and site for pilgrimages (noun.location) |
| part meronym | : | asia, |
| definition | : | the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations (noun.object) |
| member holonym | : | japanese, nipponese, |
| definition | : | a native or inhabitant of Japan (noun.person) |
| domain member region | : | hara-kiri, harakiri, harikari, seppuku, |
| definition | : | ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society (noun.act) |
| domain member region | : | sumo, |
| definition | : | a Japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches the ground (noun.act) |
| domain member region | : | go, go game, |
| definition | : | a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters (noun.act) |
| domain member region | : | shogi, |
| definition | : | a form of chess played on a board of 81 squares; each player has 20 pieces (noun.act) |
| domain member region | : | acupressure, g-jo, shiatsu, |
| definition | : | treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body (noun.act) |
| domain member region | : | jiujitsu, jujitsu, jujutsu, |
| definition | : | a method of self-defense without weapons that was developed in China and Japan; holds and blows are supplemented by clever use of the attacker's own weight and strength (noun.act) |
| domain member region | : | ninjitsu, ninjutsu, |
| definition | : | the traditional Japanese method of espionage; involves stealthy movements and the use of camouflage (noun.act) |
| domain member region | : | karate, |
| definition | : | a traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat; sharp blows and kicks are given to pressure-sensitive points on the body of the opponent (noun.act) |
| domain member region | : | origami, |
| definition | : | the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds) (noun.act) |
| domain member region | : | chanoyu, tea ceremony, |
| definition | : | an ancient ritual for preparing and serving and drinking tea (noun.act) |
| domain member region | : | futon, |
| definition | : | mattress consisting of a pad of cotton batting that is used for sleeping on the floor or on a raised frame (noun.artifact) |
| domain member region | : | kamikaze, |
| definition | : | a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II (noun.artifact) |
| domain member region | : | shoji, |
| definition | : | a translucent screen made of a wooden frame covered with rice paper (noun.artifact) |
| domain member region | : | shingon, |
| definition | : | a form of Buddhism emphasizing mystical symbolism of mantras and mudras and the Buddha's ideal which is inexpressible (noun.cognition) |
| domain member region | : | japanese, |
| definition | : | the language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the Japanese (noun.communication) |
| domain member region | : | ryukyuan, |
| definition | : | the language (related to Japanese) that is spoken by the people of the Ryukyu Islands (noun.communication) |
| domain member region | : | miso, |
| definition | : | a thick paste made from fermented soybeans and barley or rice malt; used in Japanese cooking to make soups or sauces (noun.food) |
| domain member region | : | wasabi, |
| definition | : | the thick green root of the wasabi plant that the Japanese use in cooking and that tastes like strong horseradish; in powder or paste form it is often eaten with raw fish (noun.food) |
| domain member region | : | sukiyaki, |
| definition | : | thin beef strips (or chicken or pork) cooked briefly at the table with onions and greens and soy sauce (noun.food) |
| domain member region | : | sashimi, |
| definition | : | very thinly sliced raw fish (noun.food) |
| domain member region | : | sushi, |
| definition | : | rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed (noun.food) |
| domain member region | : | tempura, |
| definition | : | vegetables and seafood dipped in batter and deep-fried (noun.food) |
| domain member region | : | rice beer, sake, saki, |
| definition | : | Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot (noun.food) |
| domain member region | : | aum, aum shinrikyo, supreme truth, |
| definition | : | a terrorist organization whose goal is to take over Japan and then the world; based on a religion founded in 1987 that combines elements of Buddhism with Christianity (noun.group) |
| domain member region | : | chukaku-ha, |
| definition | : | an ultra-leftist militant group founded in 1957 from the breakup of the Japanese Communist Party; includes a covert action wing (noun.group) |
| domain member region | : | yakuza, |
| definition | : | organized crime in Japan; an alliance of criminal organizations and illegal enterprises (noun.group) |
| domain member region | : | diet, |
| definition | : | a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan) (noun.group) |
| domain member region | : | prefecture, |
| definition | : | the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire) (noun.location) |
| domain member region | : | kamikaze, |
| definition | : | a pilot trained and willing to cause a suicidal crash (noun.person) |
| domain member region | : | koto player, |
| definition | : | a musician who plays the koto (noun.person) |
| domain member region | : | sumo wrestler, |
| definition | : | a wrestler who participates in sumo (a Japanese form of wrestling) (noun.person) |
| domain member region | : | yakuza, |
| definition | : | a Japanese gangster (noun.person) |
| domain member region | : | esaki, leo esaki, |
| definition | : | physicist honored for advances in solid state electronics (born in Japan in 1925) (noun.person) |
| domain member region | : | ozawa, seiji ozawa, |
| definition | : | United States conductor (born in Japan in 1935) (noun.person) |
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