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religion and spirituality buddhismHow do you say Japan in?
Last Updated: 29th May, 2020
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Also question is, why Nippon is called Japan?
The name of the country in JapaneseisNihon or Nippon, written ?? in Chinesecharacters.The characters mean "the origin of the sun". This comesfrom theposition of Japan to the east of China. However,neither"Nihon" nor "Nippon" sounds much like"Japan",so the origin of the word Japan ismysterious.
One may also ask, what is the meaning of Nippon? Both Nippon and Nihon literally mean"thesun's origin", that is, where the sun originates, and areoftentranslated as the Land of the Rising Sun. This nomenclaturecomesfrom Imperial correspondence with the Chinese Sui Dynastyandrefers to Japan's eastern position relative toChina.
Subsequently, one may also ask, what is the Japanese name for Japan and what does it mean?
? in kanji. Thesetwocharacters mean "sun" and "origin", and "Nihon"means"origin of the sun", in other words "the land of therisingsun".
Why does Japan have 3 alphabets?
Like hiragana, Japan's third writingsystem,katakana, is a native alphabet based on sounds. Butwhydid Japan have need for yet another writing system? Thereasongoes back, again, to the fact that reading kanji isdifficult– and not just for non-Japanese peopleandwomen.