Yapanit (יפנית) means Japanese in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
יַפָּנִית
yapanit
noun · feminine
In English
Japanese
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Yapanit.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1השפה המדוברת ביפן ובמספר מדינות נוספות.
- 2דבר כלשהו (ממין נקבה) שמקורו ביפן.
The word Yapanit is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יַפָּנִית
- Written without vowel points
- יפנית
- Said
- yapanit
- Gematria
- 550
This is how Yapanit is said in other languages.
- English
- Japanese
- Arabic
- يابانيّة
- Russian
- японский
- French
- japonais
- Spanish
- japonés
- German
- Japanisch
- Yiddish
- יאַפּאַניש
These words come before and after Yapanit in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yapanit.
What does Yapanit (יפנית) mean in Hebrew?
Yapanit (יפנית) means Japanese. It is said yapanit, with the stress on pa.
Is Yapanit (יפנית) masculine or feminine?
The word Yapanit (יפנית) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry יפנית of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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