Nippon

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See also: nippon

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Japanese 日本(にっぽん) (Nippon), an alternative or older form of 日本(にほん) (Nihon).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) enPR: nĭʹpŏn, IPA(key): /ˈnɪpɒn/, [ˈnɪpɒn]
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (US) enPR: nĭpŏnʹ, IPA(key): /nɪˈpɑn/, [nɪˈpʰɑn]
  • Rhymes: (US) -ɑn

Proper noun[edit]

Nippon (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Japan.

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

a country in East Asia — see Japan

French[edit]

Noun[edit]

Nippon m (plural Nippons, feminine Nippone or Nipponne)

  1. resident or native of Japan, Japanese person (male or of unspecified gender)
    Synonym: Japonais

Related terms[edit]

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Japanese 日本(にっぽん) (Nippon), an alternative or older form of 日本(にほん) (Nihon).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈnɪp̚pɔn]
  • Hyphenation: Nip‧pon

Proper noun[edit]

Nippon

  1. (dated) Japan
    Penggantian nama militer, oleh karena Nippon, adalah Batavia dengan nama Djakarta dalam keadaan perang terdjadi pada tanggal 9 Desember 1942.[1] ― Military name change, because of Japan, included Batavia with Djakarta in war on 9 December 1942.

Adjective[edit]

Nippon

  1. (dated) Japanese
    Kenpetai itu berdiri, berkata dalam bahasa Nippon dengan orang Nippon [...] itu.[2] ― That military policeman stand up, talk in Japanese to that Japanese.

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Soekanto (1963) Sedikit Tentang Hal Ihwal Kota Djakarta Sampai Lahirnja Republik Indonesia, Jakarta: Departemen Penerangan Republik Indonesia, page 572
  2. ^ Idrus (2011), “Kota-Harmoni”, in Dari Ave Maria ke Jalan Lain ke Roma, 27 edition, Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, →ISBN

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

Nippon

  1. Rōmaji transcription of にっぽん
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ニッポン
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