Jap — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈæp/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈap/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈap/

1 syllable Say it as /dʒˈæp/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Nip

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

japon

(argot offensant) terme offensant désignant une personne d'origine japonaise

🇪🇸Spanish

japonés

(jerga ofensiva) término ofensivo para una persona de ascendencia japonesa

🇮🇹Italian

giapponese

(slang offensivo) termine offensivo per una persona di origine giapponese

🇵🇹Portuguese

japonês

(gíria ofensiva) termo ofensivo para uma pessoa de ascendência japonesa

🇷🇺Russian

японец

(оскорбительный сленг) оскорбительный термин для человека японского происхождения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जापानी

(आक्रामक कठबोली) जापानी मूल के व्यक्ति के लिए आपत्तिजनक शब्द

🇧🇩Bengali

জাপ

(আপত্তিকর অপবাদ) জাপানি বংশোদ্ভূত ব্যক্তির জন্য আপত্তিকর শব্দ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஜப்

(தாக்குதல் ஸ்லாங்) ஜப்பானிய வம்சாவளியைச் சேர்ந்த நபருக்கான தாக்குதல் சொல்

🇮🇳Telugu

జాప్

(ప్రమాదకరమైన యాస) జపనీస్ సంతతికి చెందిన వ్యక్తికి అభ్యంతరకరమైన పదం

🇮🇳Marathi

जॅप

(आक्षेपार्ह अपशब्द) जपानी वंशाच्या व्यक्तीसाठी आक्षेपार्ह संज्ञा

🇮🇳Gujarati

જપ

(અપમાનજનક અશિષ્ટ) જાપાની વંશની વ્યક્તિ માટે અપમાનજનક શબ્દ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜ್ಯಾಪ್

(ಆಕ್ಷೇಪಾರ್ಹ ಗ್ರಾಮ್ಯ) ಜಪಾನೀಸ್ ಮೂಲದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗೆ ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿ ಪದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജപ്

(കുറ്റകരമായ ഭാഷ) ജാപ്പനീസ് വംശജനായ ഒരു വ്യക്തിക്ക് നിന്ദ്യമായ പദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਾਪ

(ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ ਸਲੈਂਗ) ਜਾਪਾਨੀ ਮੂਲ ਦੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਲਈ ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

日本鬼子

（攻击性俚语）对日本血统的人的攻击性术语

🇯🇵Japanese

ジャップ

（攻撃的な俗語）日系人に対する攻撃的な用語

🇰🇷Korean

일본인

(공격적인 속어) 일본계 사람을 비하하는 용어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhật bản

(từ lóng xúc phạm) thuật ngữ xúc phạm người gốc Nhật

🇹🇭Thai

ญี่ปุ่น

(คำแสลงที่น่ารังเกียจ) คำที่ไม่เหมาะสมสำหรับคนเชื้อสายญี่ปุ่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

jepang

(Gaul ofensif) istilah ofensif untuk orang keturunan Jepang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ياباني

(عامية مسيئة) مصطلح مسيء لشخص من أصل ياباني

🇮🇷Persian

ژاپنی

(عامیانه توهین آمیز) اصطلاح توهین آمیز برای شخص ژاپنی تبار

🇹🇷Turkish

Japon

(saldırgan argo) Japon kökenli bir kişi için kullanılan saldırgan terim

🇮🇱Hebrew

יפן

(סלנג פוגעני) מונח פוגעני לאדם ממוצא יפני

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The primary meaning of 'jap' is '(offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent'.

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