Nippon

See also: nippon

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/, [ˈnɪpɒn]
  • (file)
  • (US) enPR: nĭpŏnʹ, IPA(key): /nɪˈpɑn/, [nɪˈpʰɑn]
  • Rhymes: (US) -ɑn

Proper noun

Nippon (uncountable)

  1. (rare, chiefly in brand or company names) Japan.

Derived terms

Translations

French

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

Nippon m (plural Nippons, feminine Nippone or Nipponne)

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

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): [ˈnɪp̚pɔn]
  • 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.[1]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.[2]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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