pays du Soleil Levant
See also: pays du Soleil-Levant
French
Alternative forms
- pays du Soleil-Levant
Etymology
Calque of Japanese 日本 (にほん, Nihon, “Japan”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛ.i dy sɔ.lɛj lə.vɑ̃/
Proper noun
le pays du Soleil Levant m
- (periphrasis) the Land of the Rising Sun (Japan)
Synonyms
- Japon