Nippon

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English

Etymology

From Japanese 日本(にっぽん) (Nippon), an alternative or older form of 日本(にほん) (Nihon).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: nĭʹpŏn, IPA(key): /ˈnɪpɒn/,
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (US) enPR: nĭpŏnʹ, IPA(key): /nɪˈpɑn/,
  • Rhymes: (US) -ɑn

Proper noun

Nippon (uncountable)

  1. (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)

  1. resident or native of Japan, Japanese person (male or of unspecified gender)
    Synonym: Japonais

Related terms

Indonesian

Etymology

From Japanese 日本(にっぽん) (Nippon), an alternative or older form of 日本(にほん) (Nihon).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: Nip‧pon

Proper noun

Nippon

  1. (dated) Japan
    Penggantian nama militer, oleh karena Nippon, adalah Batavia dengan nama Djakarta dalam keadaan perang terdjadi pada tanggal 9 Desember 1942. ― Military name change, because of Japan, included Batavia with Djakarta in war on 9 December 1942.

Adjective

Nippon

  1. (dated) Japanese
    Kenpetai itu berdiri, berkata dalam bahasa Nippon dengan orang Nippon [...] itu. ― That military policeman stand up, talk in Japanese to that Japanese.

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Soekanto (1963) Sedikit Tentang Hal Ihwal Kota Djakarta Sampai Lahirnja Republik Indonesia (in Indonesian), Mimbar Penerangan, Jakarta: Departemen Penerangan Republik Indonesia, page 572
  2. ^ 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

  1. Rōmaji transcription of にっぽん
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ニッポン
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