Paese del Sol Levante

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Calque of Japanese 日本 (Nihon, Japan).

Proper noun[edit]

il Paese del Sol Levante m

  1. (periphrasis) the Land of the Rising Sun (Japan)
    Synonym: (common usage) Giappone