Why is Japan known as Nippon?

Answer 1

Nippon means "the sun's origin", which is commonly translated to: "land of the rising sun." This name comes from correspondence by Chinese diplomats with the Chinese imperial court and refers to Japan's location relative to China (i.e. to the east, in the direction of the rising sun in the morning.) "Nippon" and the related, more common and casual version of the same name, "Nihon", are both names for the country called Japan in English.

Answer 2

Nippon (or Nihon) comes from the reading of the two kanji that make up the name of the country. 日本

日 is sun (pronounced "ni")

本 is origin(pronounced "hon")

To make things confusing, 日 can also be day, and 本 can be book.

Answer 3

Nippon is a word mean " Land of the Rising Sun " or " Source of the Sun ". Japan call their country this.

*They don't. They call their country Nihon.

Answer 4

The characters that make up the name Japan (Nihon/Nippon) mean "sun origin" likely a reference to its location east of mainland China and Asia.

Answer 5

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