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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 日本 (Nippon), an alternative or older form of 日本 (Nihon).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Nippon (uncountable)
- (rare, chiefly in brand or company names) Japan.
Derived terms
Translations
a country in East Asia
— see Japan
French
Pronunciation
Noun
Nippon m (plural Nippons, feminine Nippone or Nipponne)
- resident or native of Japan, Japanese person (male or of unspecified gender)
- Synonym: Japonais
Indonesian
Etymology
From Japanese 日本 (Nippon), an alternative or older form of 日本 (Nihon).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: Nip‧pon
Proper noun
Nippon
- (dated) Japan
- Penggantian nama militer, oleh karena Nippon, adalah Batavia dengan nama Djakarta dalam keadaan perang terdjadi pada tanggal 9 Desember 1942.[1] ― Military name change, because of Japan, included Batavia with Djakarta in war on 9 December 1942.
- Rakjat Nippon jang melakoekan kedjahatan dihoekoem menoeroet oendang-oendang hoekoeman kriminil Dai Nippon. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Adjective
Nippon
- (dated) Japanese
- Kenpetai itu berdiri, berkata dalam bahasa Nippon dengan orang Nippon [...] itu.[2] ― That military policeman stand up, talk in Japanese to that Japanese.
Synonyms
References
- ^ Soekanto (1963) Sedikit Tentang Hal Ihwal Kota Djakarta Sampai Lahirnja Republik Indonesia (in Indonesian), Mimbar Penerangan, Jakarta: Departemen Penerangan Republik Indonesia, page 572
- ^ Idrus (2011) [1948] “Kota-Harmoni”, in Dari Ave Maria ke Jalan Lain ke Roma (in Indonesian), 27 edition, Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, →ISBN
Japanese
Romanization
Nippon
- Rōmaji transcription of にっぽん
- Rōmaji transcription of ニッポン