Reverse Dictionary: JAPAN

ADJECTIVES
► J.A. Japanese-American → 1990s US sl.
► JAPONIAN relating to Japan; Japanese → 1613 obs.
► JAPONIC pert. to Japan; Japanese → 1673
► SLANT-EYE said of Asians, esp. Japanese → M19 sl., derogatory
► SLANT-EYED said of Asians, esp. Japanese → M19 sl., derogatory

ADVERBS
► JAPONICALLY in Japanese style → 1889

NOUNS
► BILL AND BEN yen (Japanese currency) → 1990 UK rhyming sl.
► JAPANOLATRY excessive devotion to or worship of Japanese art and customs → 1890
► JAPLAND Japan → Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► J-TOWN a neighbourhood populated by a large number of Japanese-Americans → 1973 US sl.
► LAND OF CHERRY BLOSSOMS Japan → Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► LAND OF THE SETTING SUN Japan → Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► OKI Okinawa, Japan → 1945 US sl.
► OKIE Okinawa, Japan → 1945 US military usage
► POACHED EGG the Japanese national flag → World War II sl.
► SUN-FLAG the Japanese flag, bearing an image of the sun → 1905

NOUNS – PERSON
► BEETLE a Japanese → 1957 US military sl., usually offensive
► BOBORA HEAD a Japanese citizen as distinguished from a Japanese American → 1972 Amer. dial.
► BUDDHAHEAD a Japanese → 1965 Amer. dial.
► CARPET NAP a Japanese person → 1980s Aust. rhyming sl. for ‘Jap’
► CHINK any East Asian person, esp. a Japanese or Vietnamese person → 1942 Amer. sl., contemptuous usage
► GEISHA a Japanese girl whose profession is to entertain men by dancing and singing; loosely, a Japanese prostitute → 1891
► GENRO the ‘elder statesmen; of Japan, a body of retired statesmen at times informally consulted by the emperor; also, a member of this body → 1876 hist.
► GINEE ► GINNEE ► GINNEY a native islander of New Guinea; a native of any South Pacific island; a Japanese → World War II Amer. sl., orig. Army usage, derogatory
► HATAMOTO in feudal Japan: a military retainer or samurai in the service of a shogun → 1727 hist.
► HIBAKUSHA a survivor of Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombings in 1945 (Japanese) → Bk1982
► HININ a member of an outcast group in Japan → 1884
► J.A. a Japanese-American → 1990s US sl.
► JAP a Japanese person → c1880 sl., mainly derogatory or offensive
► JAPAN a native of Japan; a Japanese → 1613 obs.
► JAPANNER a native of Japan; a Japanese → 1614 obs.
► JAPONIAN a native of Japan → 1600 obs.
► JAPONITE a Japanese → 1613 obs.
► JEEP a Japanese → 20C Aust. sl.
► KATONK ► KOTONK a Japanese-American from the USA rather than from Hawaii → 1940s Hawaii
► MICROCHIP a Japanese person → 1992 UK rhyming sl. for ‘nip’
► MONKEY a Japanese person → 1910 Aust. & UK sl.
► MONKEY MAN a Japanese soldier or sailor; used contemptuously → 1945 US military sl., usually offensive
► MONKEY MEAT a dead Japanese → World War II Amer. sl. 
► MOOSE a young Japanese or Korean woman, esp. the wife or mistress of a serviceman stationed in Japan or Korea → 1953 US services’ sl.
► MOOSMEE a Japanese girl or young woman, esp. an unmarried woman; a Japanese waitress, maid, or mistress → 1861
► MOTO ► MR. MOTO a Japanese man; broadly, an Asian man of any nationality; used derisively → 1938 US sl.
► MOUSMÉ a Japanese girl or young woman, esp. an unmarried woman; a Japanese waitress, maid, or mistress → 1861
► NIP a Japanese person → 1942 sl., mainly derogatory or offensive
► OKIE a native or resident of Okinawa, Japan → 1945 US military usage
► ORANGE PIP a Japanese person → 1992 rhyming sl. for ‘nip’
► SAMURAI a Japanese man who is abundantly masculine, virile, brave, and demeaning towards women → 1982 Hawaiian youth usage
► SILICON CHIP a Japanese → Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘Nip’
► SINGLE EYE a Japanese person → 1982 Hawaiian youth usage
► SKIBBY ► SKIPPY a Japanese, a Chinese, or any Oriental → 1920s US sl., derogatory
► YAKUZA a member of Yamaguchi, an organized criminal group in Japan; a Japanese gangster or racketeer; usually in plural sense → 1964 
► YAP a Japanese → 20C
► YEAR-MAN in Japan: a man selected to perform an annual ceremony at New Year → 1905
► YELLOW a member of an ethnic group characterized by naturally yellowish or pale olive skin or complexion; esp. a person of South-East or East Asian (especially Chinese or Japanese) ethnic origin → 1775 usually offensive
► YELLOW-BELLY a person of South-East or East Asian (esp. Chinese or Japanese) ethnic origin; a person of mixed White and Asian descent → 1867 often derogatory, and offensive
► YELLOW MAN a person with yellow or yellowish skin or complexion; a person of South-East or East Asian (esp. Chinese or Japanese) ethnic origin → 1788 hist., now offensive
► YELLOW-SKIN a person with naturally yellowish or pale olive skin or complexion; in later use, esp. a person of South-East or East Asian (esp. Chinese or Japanese) ethnic origin → 1847 often derogatory, now offensive
► YELLOW TAIL a Japanese person → 1926 US sl.
► ZAIBATSU in Japan: a member of a large capitalist organization, usually based on a single family having controlling interests in a variety of companies, of a type that existed before the war of 1939-45 → 1937

VERBS
► JAPONICIZE to make Japanese → 1890
► JAPONIZE to make Japanese → 1899