日本

See also: 𪰐

Chinese

		day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)	origin
simp. and trad. (日本)		日	本
anagram		本日
Literally: “the sun's origin; where the sun originates”.

Wikipedia has articles on:

• 日本 (消歧義) (Written Standard Chinese^?)
• 日本 (Cantonese)
• 日本 (Classical)
• 日本 (Gan)
• 日本 (Hakka)
• 日本 (Eastern Min)
• 日本 (Southern Min)
• 日本 (Wu)

Etymology

This appellation comes from imperial correspondence between the Chinese Sui Dynasty and Japan, and refers to the eastward position of Japan relative to China.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): Rìběn

  (Zhuyin): ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): Жыбын (Řɨbɨn, III-II)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jat⁶ bun²

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngit⁵ bon²

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Ngi̍t-pún

  (Hailu, HRS): ngid bun^ˊ

• Jin (Wiktionary): reh⁴ beng²
• Eastern Min (BUC): Nĭk-buōng
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): zih⁷ bong³ / zih⁷ buong³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Ji̍t-pún / Li̍t-pún

  (Teochew, Peng'im): rig⁸ bung²

• Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁸zeq-pen / ⁸zeq-pen₃

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Rìběn
    • Zhuyin: ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Rìhběn
    • Wade–Giles: Jih⁴-pên³
    • Yale: R̀-běn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ryhbeen
    • Palladius: Жибэнь (Žibɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐ̩⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: Жыбын (Řɨbɨn, III-II)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐ̩⁴⁴ pəŋ⁵¹/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat⁶ bun²
    • Yale: yaht bún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁹ bun²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed⁶ bun²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚² puːn³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ngit⁵ bon²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡit̚³² pᵘɔn⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Ngi̍t-pún
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngid bun^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngid⁶ bun³
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋit̚⁵ pun³¹/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngid bun^ˊ
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋit⁵⁻² pun²⁴/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: reh⁴ beng²
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /ʐəʔ²⁻⁴⁵ pəŋ⁵³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Nĭk-buōng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nˡiʔ⁵⁻³³ puoŋ³³/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: zih⁷ bong³ [Phonetic: zih⁶ bong³]
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Ci̍h-beông
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siʔ⁴⁻²¹ pɔŋ⁴⁵³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: zih⁷ buong³ [Phonetic: zih⁶ buong³]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siʔ⁴⁻² puoŋ³³²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Zhangpu, Kaohsiung, Penang, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ji̍t-pún
    • Tâi-lô: Ji̍t-pún
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jidpuon
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /zit̚⁴⁻³² pun⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangpu): /d͡zit̚¹⁴⁻³³ pun⁵³/
    • IPA (Singapore): /d͡zit̚⁴³⁻²¹ pun⁴²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pun⁵³/
    • IPA (Penang): /d͡zit̚⁴⁻³ pun⁴⁴⁵/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Jinjiang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Li̍t-pún
    • Tâi-lô: Li̍t-pún
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lidpuon
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /lit̚²⁴⁻² pun⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /lit̚⁴⁻³² pun⁵³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: rig⁸ bung²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ji̍k púng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /d͡zik̚⁴⁻² puŋ⁵²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁸zeq-pen
    • MiniDict: zeh^入 pen
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵zeq-pen
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zəʔ¹¹ pən²³/
  • (Northern: Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ⁸zeq-pen₃
    • MiniDict: zeh^入 pen^上
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /zəʔ²² pən⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: nyit pwonX

Rime
Character	日	本
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	日 (38)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	質 (48)	魂 (55)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	人質切	布忖切
Baxter	nyit	pwonX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ȵiɪt̚/	/puənX/
Pan Wuyun	/ȵit̚/	/puonX/
Shao Rongfen	/ȵʑjet̚/	/puənX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ȵit̚/	/pwənX/
Li Rong	/ȵiĕt̚/	/puənX/
Wang Li	/ȵʑĭĕt̚/	/puənX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ȵʑi̯ĕt̚/	/puənX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	rì	běn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jat6	bun2

This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some! Particularly: “Northern Min”

Proper noun

日本

1. Japan (a country and archipelago of East Asia)

   日本電視劇／日本电视剧  ―  Rìběn diànshìjù  ―  Japanese TV drama

Synonyms

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• 11區 / 11区 (shíyī-qū) (Internet slang)
• 倭 (historical, now pejorative)
• 日 (abbreviation)
• 日本國 / 日本国 (Rìběnguó) (official)
• 東洋 / 东洋 (Dōngyáng) (archaic)
• 東瀛 / 东瀛 (Dōngyíng) (literary, poetic)
• 立本 (lìběn) (internet slang)
• 鄉下 / 乡下 (hoeng1 haa6-2) (Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous)
• 霓虹 (níhóng) (Internet slang)

Derived terms

• 大日本帝國 / 大日本帝国 (Dà Rìběn Dìguó)
• 小日本 (xiǎorìběn)
• 日本人 (rìběnrén)
• 日本刀 (Rìběndāo)
• 日本化 (rìběnhuà)
• 日本味精——未知數 / 日本味精——未知数
• 日本料理 (Rìběn liàolǐ)
• 日本暖流 (Rìběn Nuǎnliú)
• 日本狗獾
• 日本箏 / 日本筝 (Rìběnzhēng)
• 日本紫珠 (Rìběn zǐzhū)
• 日本腦炎 / 日本脑炎 (Rìběn nǎoyán)
• 日本血吸蟲 / 日本血吸虫 (Rìběn xuèxīchóng)
• 日本語 / 日本语 (Rìběnyǔ)
• 日本郵輪——遲早完 / 日本邮轮——迟早完
• 日本金龜子 / 日本金龟子 (rìběn jīnguīzǐ)
• 日本銀行 / 日本银行 (Rìběn Yínháng)
• 日本首相——左騰右騰 / 日本首相——左腾右腾
• 日本鬼子 (Rìběn guǐzi)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (日本):

• → Japanese: 日本(にほん) (Nihon); 日本(にっぽん) (Nippon); 日本(じっぽん) (Jippon)
• → Korean: 일본(日本) (Ilbon)
• → Vietnamese: Nhật Bản (日本)

Others:

• → Lao: ຍີ່ປຸ່ນ (nyī pun)
• → Malay: Jepang, Jepun (see there for further descendants)
• → Manchu: ᡰᡳ
  ᠪᡝᠨ (ži ben)
• → Thai: ญี่ปุ่น (yîi-bpùn)
• → Tibetan: ཇི་བེན (ji ben)
• → Wutunhua: reben
• → Zhuang: Yizbwnj

See also

• 日劇／日剧 (rìjù)
• 日語／日语 (Rìyǔ)
• 日文 (Rìwén)