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 Readingnihon/ nippon
English MeaningJapan

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

Please learn the pronunciation by watching the attached video. You can also learn example

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 ReadingNihon wa zutto fukeiki da.
English MeaningJapan 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 ReadingNihon wa zutto fukeiki desu.
English MeaningJapan 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 ReadingWatashi no okiniiri no nihon no bando wa raudonesu to garuneriusu to gize da.
English MeaningMy 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 ReadingWatashi no okiniiri no nihon no bando wa raudonesu to garuneriusu to gize desu.
English MeaningMy 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 ReadingWatashi no sobo wa nihon ni sunde iru.
English MeaningMy grandmother lives in Japan. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence私の祖母は日本に住んでいます。
Romaji ReadingWatashi no sobo wa nihon ni sunde imasu.
English MeaningMy grandmother lives in Japan. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentence私は一年に一回、日本へ行く。
Romaji ReadingWatashi wa ichinen ni ikkai, nihon e iku.
English MeaningI 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 ReadingWatashi wa ichinen ni ikkai, nihon e ikimasu.
English MeaningI go to Japan once a year. (Polite Form)

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