Nippon

See also: nippon

English

Etymology

From Japanese 日本 (Nippon).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: nĭʹpŏn, IPA(key): /ˈnɪpɒn/, [ˈnɪpɒn]
  • (US) enPR: nĭpŏnʹ, IPA(key): /nɪˈpɑn/, [nɪˈpʰɑn]

Proper noun

Nippon (uncountable)

  1. Japan

Derived terms

French

Noun

Nippon m (plural Nippons, feminine Nippone or Nipponne)

  1. A Japanese man, a male inhabitant of Japan.

Synonyms

Japanese

Romanization

Nippon

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