(rare) Japan.
nihon
Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for nihon.
Editorial note
This is different, as Nihon University and All Nippon Airways already have official English names.
Quick take
(rare) Japan.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of nihon gathered in one view.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for nihon.
noun
(rare) Japan.
Example sentences
This is different, as Nihon University and All Nippon Airways already have official English names.
Bidzos went to Japan and established a Japanese subsidary, Nihon RSA.
The official English name of 日本大学 is Nihon University.
For context: The 26 Martyrs of Japan (Japanese: 日本二十六聖人, Hepburn: Nihon Nijūroku Seijin) were a group of Catholics who were executed by crucifixion on 5 February 1597, in Nagasaki, Japan.
It seems that he's actually referring to Nihon University; Nihon means "Japan" in Japanese.
There's a good anime/manga about the subject, called "Welcome to NHK" (NHK = Nihon Hikkikomori, not the TV station with the same name).
Nihon-shiki was invented to teach Japanese people the Latin alphabet, with a view to replacing kana/kanji with the Latin alphabet.
So to someone who speaks Japanese, "Japan University" and "Nihon University" are the same thing.
Nihon RSA qualified as a distinct Japanese company, subject only to Japanese law, and Bidzos was able to do whatever he wanted with his strong encryption technologies.
The word for Japan is 日本, pronounced "nihon" or "nippon" but never "japan".
Nihon-shiki romanization is also deeply flawed (I don’t know any language with Roman-based script that would spell shatyou as shachou in English), yet Japanese people are thought Nihon-shiki romanization instead of something that makes more sense such as Hepburn romanization.
_konniti-wa_ (which is the Kunrei-siki romanization of こんにちは, _konniti-ha_ is Nihon-shiki form that preserves the irregular use of は as topic-marking /wa/) and _susi-o_ (again, Kunrei-siki ignores a native script orthographic irregularity and romanizes を as _o_ not _wo_ ) are more consistent with the native phonological system of Japanese.
Quote examples
It seems that he's actually referring to Nihon University; Nihon means "Japan" in Japanese.
There's a good anime/manga about the subject, called "Welcome to NHK" (NHK = Nihon Hikkikomori, not the TV station with the same name).
So to someone who speaks Japanese, "Japan University" and "Nihon University" are the same thing.
The word for Japan is 日本, pronounced "nihon" or "nippon" but never "japan".
Proper noun examples
Nihon-shiki was invented to teach Japanese people the Latin alphabet, with a view to replacing kana/kanji with the Latin alphabet.
Nihon RSA qualified as a distinct Japanese company, subject only to Japanese law, and Bidzos was able to do whatever he wanted with his strong encryption technologies.
Nihon-shiki romanization is also deeply flawed (I don’t know any language with Roman-based script that would spell shatyou as shachou in English), yet Japanese people are thought Nihon-shiki romanization instead of something that makes more sense such as Hepburn romanization.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use nihon in a sentence?
This is different, as Nihon University and All Nippon Airways already have official English names.
What does nihon mean?
(rare) Japan.
What part of speech is nihon?
nihon is commonly used as noun.