Land of the Rising Sun

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Proper noun
  - 1.2.1 Translations

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Calque of the Japanese 日本 (literally, "sun origin").

Proper noun[edit]

the Land of the Rising Sun

Japan (country)

Translations[edit]

Japan as "Land of the Rising Sun"

Chinese:

Mandarin: 旭日之國 (cmn), 旭日之国 (cmn) (xùrì zhī guó)
Estonian: Tõusva päikese maa (et)
Finnish: Nousevan auringon maa (fi)

French: pays du Soleil Levant (fr) m
Italian: Paese del Sol Levante (it) m
Japanese: 日出ずる国 (ja) (hi izuru kuni), 日の本 (ja) (hinomoto)

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