Japanophilia

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Japanophilia

  • /dʒəˌpanə(ʊ)ˈfɪlɪ.ə/ UK
  • /d͡ʒəˌpænəˈfɪli.ə/ US

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From Japano- (“Japan”) + -philia.

noun

  1. uncountable A strong interest in the country, culture, or people of Japan.

    Similar: Nipponophilia, weeabooism · Opposite: Japanophobia, Nipponophobia

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noun strong interest in Japan

Españoljaponofilia, nipofilia, niponofilia
한국어친일성 chinilseong
日本語親日性 shinnichisei
中文親日性 /亲日性 qīnrìxìng
हिन्दीजापानोफ़ीलिया jāpānofīliyā, जापान-प्रेम jāpān-prem
Portuguêsnipofilia
Françaisnippophilie, japonophilie
DeutschJapanophilie
Italianonippofilia
Ελληνικάιαπωνοφιλία iaponofilía
Русскийяпонофи́лия japonofílija
Tiếng Việtthân Nhật Bản, chuộng Nhật Bản, sính Nhật Bản
العربيةيَابَانُوفِيلِيَا yābānūfīliyā, حب اليابان ḥubb al-Yābān

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"Japanophilia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/japanophilia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Japanophilia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/japanophilia

Chicago

"Japanophilia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/japanophilia.

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@misc{japanophilia_2026,
  title = {Japanophilia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/japanophilia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}