日の本

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
日 本
ひ
Grade: 1 		もと
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally “the sun's origin”, i.e. sunrise.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

日(ひ)の本(もと) • (Hinomoto) 

  1. Short for 日の本の国 (Hinomoto-no-kuni): the Land of the Rising Sun, Japan

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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