How to say “Japan” in Japanese | 日本 (にほん、nihon/ にっぽん、nippon)

The Japanese vocabulary「日本 (にほん、nihon/ にっぽん、nippon)」means “Japan.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

There are two ways of saying “Japan.”

Key Word	日本
Hiragana	にほん/ にっぽん
Romaji Reading	nihon/ nippon
English Meaning	Japan

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

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sentences.

The Example Japanese Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

Japanese Sentence	日本はずっと不景気だ。
Romaji Reading	Nihon wa zutto fukeiki da.
English Meaning	Japan has been in a recession for a long time. (Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	日本はずっと不景気です。
Romaji Reading	Nihon wa zutto fukeiki desu.
English Meaning	Japan has been in a recession for a long time. (Polite Form)

Japanese Sentence	私のお気に入りの日本のバンドはラウドネスとガルネリウスとGyzeだ。
Romaji Reading	Watashi no okiniiri no nihon no bando wa raudonesu to garuneriusu to gize da.
English Meaning	My favorite Japanese bands are Loudness, Galneryus, and Gyze. (Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	私のお気に入りの日本のバンドはラウドネスとガルネリウスとGyzeです。
Romaji Reading	Watashi no okiniiri no nihon no bando wa raudonesu to garuneriusu to gize desu.
English Meaning	My favorite Japanese bands are Loudness, Galneryus, and Gyze. (Polite Form)

Japanese Sentence	私の祖母は日本に住んでいる。
Romaji Reading	Watashi no sobo wa nihon ni sunde iru.
English Meaning	My grandmother lives in Japan. (Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	私の祖母は日本に住んでいます。
Romaji Reading	Watashi no sobo wa nihon ni sunde imasu.
English Meaning	My grandmother lives in Japan. (Polite Form)

Japanese Sentence	私は一年に一回、日本へ行く。
Romaji Reading	Watashi wa ichinen ni ikkai, nihon e iku.
English Meaning	I go to Japan once a year. (Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	私は一年に一回、日本へ行きます。
Romaji Reading	Watashi wa ichinen ni ikkai, nihon e ikimasu.
English Meaning	I go to Japan once a year. (Polite Form)

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