Japon

See also: japon, japón, and Japón

English

Proper noun

Japon

1. Obsolete form of Japan.

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Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Japon

1. Japan (a country in Asia)

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Japan or Portuguese Japão, from Malay Jepang, from Sinitic 日本 (Rìběn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒa.pɔ̃/

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): /ʒa.pɔ̃/ ~ /ʒɑ.pɔ̃/

Proper noun

Japon m

1. Japan (a country and archipelago in East Asia)

Derived terms

• japonais
• japonerie
• japonisant
• japoniser
• japonisme
• japonologie
• mer du Japon

 

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: Japon
• → Italian: Giappone
• → Lombard: Gjapon
• → Norman: Japon
• → Persian: ژاپن (žâpon)
• → Rade: Za pô nê (via japonais)
• → Turkish: Japon
• → Venetian: Giapòn

See also

• (countries of Asia) pays d’Asie; Afghanistan, Arabie saoudite, Arménie, Azerbaïdjan, Bahreïn, Bangladesh, Bhoutan, Birmanie, Brunei, Cambodge, Chine, Chypre, Corée du Nord, Corée du Sud, Émirats arabes unis, Géorgie, Inde, Indonésie, Iran, Irak, Israël, Japon, Jordanie, Kazakhstan, Kirghizistan, Koweït, Laos, Liban, Malaisie, Maldives, Mongolie, Népal, Oman, Ouzbékistan, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russie, Singapour, Sri Lanka, Syrie, Tadjikistan, Thaïlande, Timor oriental, Turquie, Turkménistan, Vietnam, Yémen ^{(Category: fr:Countries in Asia)}

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Lombard

Proper noun

Japon m

1. Alternative spelling of Gjapon (“Japan”)

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Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French Japon.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Jersey):

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Proper noun

Japon m

1. (Jersey) Japan

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Occitan

Proper noun

Japon m

1. Japan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒaˈpu/

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Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French Japon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒɑpon/

Proper noun

Japon

1. A Japanese

Adjective

Japon (uncomparable)

1. Japanese, relating to Japan or Japaneses.

Synonyms

• Japonyalı

Derived terms

• Japonca