日本

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Cantonese[edit]

simpl. and trad.

Proper noun[edit]

日本 (jyutping jat6 bun2, Yale yat6 bun2)

  1. Japan

Japanese[edit]

Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia ja

Kanji in this term
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Etymology 1[edit]

Coined in Japan of Sinic elements, as compound of  (nichi, sun) +‎  (hon, origin). The hon element was likely pronounced /poɴ/ when first coined. Over time, the initial /p/ lenited, eventually becoming the /h/ sound in modern Japanese.

/nitpoɴ/ > /nipoɴ/ > /niɸoɴ/ > /nihoɴ/

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

日本 (hiragana にほん, romaji Nihon)

  1. Japan
    • 16031604: Nippo Jisho (page 463)
      Nifon ニホン (日本) 日本.
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

/nitpoɴ/ > /nippoɴ/

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

日本 (hiragana にっぽん, romaji Nippon)

  1. Japan
    • 16031604: Nippo Jisho (page 466)
      Nippon ニッポン(日本) Fino moto. (日の本) 日本.

Etymology 3[edit]

/zitpon/ > /zippon/ > /d͡ʑippon/

/zit͡ɕi, zit͡su/ are the kan'on readings of , as compared to the goon reading /nit͡ɕi/.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • On'yomi
  • IPA: /d͡ʑi.p.po.ɴ/, [d͡ʑip̚põ̞ɴ]

Proper noun[edit]

日本 (hiragana じっぽん, romaji Jippon)

  1. (archaic) Japan
    • 16031604: Nippo Jisho (page 365)
      Iippon ジッポン (日本) Fino moto. (日の本) 東洋. すなわち、日本.
      (The quoted ii in iippon is the 16th century Portuguese romanization representing [ji].)
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Korean[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

日本 (hangeul 일본, Ilbon)

  1. Japan
Mandarin Wikipedia has an article on:

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Mandarin[edit]

simpl. and trad.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: [ ʐɚ˥˩pən˨˩ ]
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Proper noun[edit]

日本 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin Rìběn)

  1. Japan

Derived terms[edit]


Min Nan[edit]

simpl. and trad.

Proper noun[edit]

日本 (traditional and simplified, POJ Ji̍t-pún)

  1. Japan