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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.
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∙ 9y agoNippon (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.
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∙ 13y agoNippon 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.
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∙ 10y agoThe characters that make up the name Japan (Nihon/Nippon) mean "sun origin" likely a reference to its location east of mainland China and Asia.
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What county was known as nippon?
Japan is known as Nippon in Japanese.
Why is jappan called nippon?
The Japanese call Japan: Nippon. And in English Nippon is: Japan. But Nippon is the original word for Japan.
What is another name of Japan?
japan is also known as 'nihon-koku' or 'nippon-koku'.
Which country is known as Nippon in its native language?
Japan is called Nippon or Nihon in its native language. Nihon is much more common.
What was Japan called in 1492?
Japan was known as the Empire of Japan (or Dai Nippon Teikoku in Romaji) in 1942. The country was known by this name from 1868 to 1947.
What Asian nation is Nippon applied?
Nippon is Japan.
What is the current name of Nippon?
Nippon is now called Japan.
Which country name is also a nippon?
The Japanese name for Japan is Nihon / Nippon, where the written pictographs mean "sun origin." In the originally-Chinese characters, the name referred to Japan's location east of mainland China, in the direction of the rising sun.
What is japan often referred as?
"Japan" is not a word that exists in the Japanese language. The official Japanese word for Japan is, formally: Nippon-koku; informally: Nihon-koku. Usually "Nippon" will suffice. Many Japanese companies use "Nippon" in their names, such as Nippon Airlines and Nippon Oil.
Which country uses Nippon on its stamps?
Japan is also called Nippon.
Where is Nippon found?
Japan
How do you say Japan in Japan?
Nippon, Nihon, Japan, Nailikukoku
