Japanism

[ juh-pan-iz-uhm ]

noun
  1. a custom, trait, or other feature peculiar to or characteristic of Japan or its people.

  2. devotion to or preference for Japan and its institutions.

Origin of Japanism

1
1885–90; <French japonisme;see Japan, -ism

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