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日本人

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Chinese

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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日本人

  1. Japanese person

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
にち > にっ
Grade: 1
ほん > ぽん
Grade: 1
じん
Grade: 1
goon kan'on
Kanji in this term
にち > に
Grade: 1
ほん
Grade: 1
じん
Grade: 1
irregular goon kan'on
 日本人 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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日本 (Japan) +‎ (citizen; native)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) っぽんじ [nìppóńjíꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟ip̚põ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑĩɴ]

Noun

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()(ほん)(じん) or (にっ)(ぽん)(じん) (nihonjin or nipponjin

  1. a Japanese person

References

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

Korean

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Noun

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日本人 (ilbonin) (hangeul 일본인)

  1. hanja form? of 일본인 (a Japanese person)