Jap.

See also: Appendix:Variations of "jap"

English

Proper noun

Jap.

1. (dated) Japan

   J. Phys. Soc. Jap. — Journal of the Physical Society of Japan

2. (dated) Japanese

   Jap. J. Appl. Phys. — Japanese Journal of Applied Physics (JJAP)

   • 1952, “Yingko”, in Leon E. Seltzer, editor, The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World‎^[1], Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, pages 2124, ix:

     Yingko (yǐngʹgǔʹ), Jap. Oka (ōʹkä), town (1935 pop. 4,105), N Formosa, 8 mi. W of Taipei and on railroad; coal mining; clay quarry; distilling; mfg. of pottery, bricks and tiles, rush mats.

     Jap. = Japanese

Usage notes

• Largely replaced by Jpn. in the 1970s.

Anagrams

• AJP, JPA, PJA, paj

German

Noun

Jap. n

1. Abbreviation of Japanisch.