日本人

Chinese

the sun's origin; where the sun originates; Japan man; person; people
simp. and trad.
(日本人)
日本 人
alternative forms 日本儂/日本侬 Min Nan

Pronunciation


Noun

日本人

  1. Japanese person

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See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
日 本 人
にち > にっ
Grade: 1
ほん > ぽん
Grade: 1
じん
Grade: 1
goon kan’on
Kanji in this term
日 本 人
にち > に
Grade: 1
ほん
Grade: 1
じん
Grade: 1
irregular goon kan’on

Etymology

日本 (“Japan”) +‎ 人 (“citizen; native”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) にほんじ​ん [nìhóńjíꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟ihõ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑĩɴ]
  • (Tokyo) にっぽんじ​ん [nìppóńjíꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟ip̚põ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑĩɴ]

Noun

日(に)本(ほん)人(じん) or 日(にっ)本(ぽん)人(じん) • (nihonjin or nipponjin) 

  1. a Japanese person

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Noun

日本人 • (ilbonin) (hangeul 일본인)

  1. Hanja form? of 일본인 (“a Japanese person”).
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