Nippon
See also: nippon
English
Etymology
From Japanese 日本 (Nippon), an alternative or older form of 日本 (Nihon).
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: nĭʹpŏn, IPA(key): /ˈnɪpɒn/, [ˈnɪpɒn]
- (US) enPR: nĭpŏnʹ, IPA(key): /nɪˈpɑn/, [nɪˈpʰɑn]
Proper noun
Nippon (uncountable)
- (rare) Japan
Translations
a country in East Asia — see Japan
Derived terms
- Nip (pejorative)
- Nipponese
- Nipponic
- Nipponism
- nipponize
- Nipponophile
- Nipponophobia
French
Noun
Nippon m (plural Nippons, feminine Nippone or Nipponne)
- A Japanese man, a male inhabitant of Japan.
Synonyms
- Japonais
Related terms
- nippon
Japanese
Romanization
Nippon
- Rōmaji transcription of にっぽん
- Rōmaji transcription of ニッポン