They use these words when referring to Japan:
日本 Nihon or Nippon = Japan
Either pronunciation is proper, but the former is more commonly heard.
The old name for Japan was 大和 Yamato
"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.
日本 (nihon/nippon) means "Japan" in Japanese.
Nihon is the Japanese word for 'Japan.' If you're looking for the kanji it's 日本.
anime means japan animation it is a short hand word a bit like slang but only people that like/love anime mainly use it. Added by Calmisia: Anime is an actual word in Japan. It means animation or cartoon or animated cartoon in Japanese. It's not a slang English word made to shorten Japan Animation. It really is a word in Japanese. (I'm taking Japanese class in school right now) If you don't believe me check a Japanese-English dictionary.
Japanese do not have their own word for Christmas. They use the English word and tweak it to their own pronounciation - "Kurisumasu" Or in Katakana form - クリスマス
The word "Nihon" translated to English means Japan. When the Japanese people refer to their land, they say Nihon or Nippon (日本)Similarly, they don't call themselves Japanese, they say they are Nihonjin 日本人meaning 'Japan person'= Japanese---"Nihon" is Japanese for the word "Japan". In Japanese, one doesn't say "Japan", they say "Nihon".Nihon ni itta. (I went to Japan.)It's not, "Japan ni itta"
The Japanese word for Japan is Nihon (styled Nippon). The name is written as two characters meaning "sun origin." 日本: Nihon--Japan
Japan's currency is the Japanese Yen Sign: ¥ Code: JPY
Groundhogs are not native to Japan. The Japaneses word for groundhog is ウッドチャック or Uddochakku, which is Just the English word "woodchuck" pronounced with a Japanese accent.
Nihon(Nipon) or 日本 is the Japanese word for Japan
日本人 - Nihonjin - Japanese person 日本の - Nihonno - something of Japanese origin 日本製 - Nihonsei - something made in Japan
Nihongo is associated with the Japanese language. Japanese is spoken by over 125 million people and there are dozens of different types of dialects in Japan.