dos japoneses

of the Japanese

→ dos
phrase Rare #32,112
of the Japanese A contraction of de + os japoneses. Depending on the sentence, it can also mean “from the Japanese” or “about the Japanese.”
PO: A maioria dos japoneses gosta de chá.
EN: Most Japanese people like tea.

O que você acha dos japoneses?

What do you think of the Japanese?

Cuidamos dos japoneses.

We take care of the Japanese.

— Flores do Oriente (2011)

Americanos teriam respondido diferente dos japoneses.

Americans would have responded differently than the Japanese.

Falo dos japoneses em geral.

I'm talking about the Japanese in general.

Kang In-guk, o maior puxa-saco dos japoneses, é nosso segundo alvo.

Kang In-guk, the Japanese's biggest sycophant, is our second target.

— Assassinato (2015)

Se fôssemos prisioneiros dos japoneses, o que nos fariam?

If we were prisoners of the Japanese, what would they do to us?

— Замри-умри-воскресни! (1990)