Japanese may refer to:

• Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
• Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
• Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
  • Japanese diaspora, Japanese emigrants and their descendants around the world
• Japanese citizens, nationals of Japan under Japanese nationality law
  • Foreign-born Japanese, naturalized citizens of Japan
• Japanese writing system, consisting of kanji and kana
• Japanese cuisine, the food and food culture of Japan

• List of Japanese people
• All pages with titles beginning with Japanese
• Japonica (disambiguation)
• Japanese studies