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) |