Word Meaning 日本

にほん nihon

日本 is read as にほん (nihon) and means Japan.

Meaning

English

  1. Japan

Reading

Kana

にほん

Romaji

nihon

Writing Variants

  • 日本 にっぽん nippon

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 1201 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

日本人

にほんじん

Japanese person

日本語

にほんご

Japanese (language)

日本一

にほんいち

Japan's best

日本じゅう

にほんじゅう

throughout Japan

西日本

にしにほん

western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)

日本刀

にほんとう

Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved)

日本銀行

にほんぎんこう

Bank of Japan

日本酒

にほんしゅ

sake (rice wine)

日本初

にほんはつ

first (of its kind) in Japan

日本紙

にほんし

Japanese paper

日本海

にほんかい

Sea of Japan

日本画

にほんが

Japanese painting

Example Sentences

10

にほんはしまぐにとしてしられている。

Japan is known as an island nation.

にほんごのほんをいっさつかった。

I bought one Japanese book.

Japan is weird.

This is a Japanese man!

Are you Japanese?

Japan is an island country.

Are you a Japanese citizen?

Here is Japan.

What do you think about Japan?

This is Japan.