Japonic

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Japonic

/d͡ʒəˈpɒn.ɪk/ UK
/d͡ʒəˈpɑ.nɪk/ US

Rhymes with -ɒnɪk

Where it comes from

Borrowed from New Latin japonicus.

proper noun

A language family spoken in Japan, consisting of Japanese proper and the Ryukyuan languages.

adjective

not comparable Of or pertaining to the Japonic language family. Ryukyuan is a Japonic language.

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name language family spoken in Japan

Español	japónico
한국어	일본어족 ilboneojok
日本語	日本語族 nihongozoku, 日琉語族 nichiryū gozoku, ジャポニック語族 japonikku gozoku, 日本‐琉球語族 Nihon-Ryūkyū gozoku
中文	日本-琉球語系 /日本-琉球语系 Rìběn-Liúqiú yǔxì
Français	japonique
Русский	япо́но-рюкю́ские языки́ japóno-rjukjúskije jazykí

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@misc{japonic_2026,
  title = {Japonic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/japonic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}