What is another word for nihon?

Pronunciation: [nˈɪhɒn] (IPA)

Nihon is the Japanese term for 'Japan'. However, there are several synonyms or alternate spellings of the word. One common variation is 'Nippon'. This is the older version of the term and still used in various ways. Another synonym of 'Nihon' is 'Yamato', which is the ancient name of the country. 'Dai Nihon' or 'Dai Nippon' is also used to refer to Japan, especially during the imperial period. Other synonyms include 'Nihonkoku' and 'Nipponkoku', which are more formal versions of the word Japan. 'Wa' and 'Yamato Wa' are also used to represent Japan in poetry and literature.

Synonyms for Nihon:

What are the hypernyms for Nihon?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the holonyms for Nihon?

Holonyms are words that denote a whole whose part is denoted by another word.
  • holonyms for nihon (as nouns)

What are the meronyms for Nihon?

Meronyms are words that refer to a part of something, where the whole is denoted by another word.

Usage examples for Nihon

According to the nihon-Gwaishi the Taira fleet consisted of five hundred junks, and the Minamoto of seven hundred.
"Japan"
David Murray
The prestige of his great ancestor, the compiler of Dai-nihon-Shi, had not yet died out.
"The Constitutional Development of Japan 1863-1881"
Toyokichi Iyenaga
42. Mitsukuni, Prince of Mito, 370. Miya, "august house", 36, 42. Money, first appearance of, 447. Monism, higher Buddhism a species of, 210, 220-222. Mother, nine terms signifying, 171. Motowori, Shinto commentator, 368. Mourning-houses, 36; Shinto temple, evolve from, 41-42. Mythology, of the reigning house, 119; summary of the Japanese, 115-116. Nakatomi, noble family of, 241. Nature, controlled by ghosts of ancestors, according to Shinto, 106; Buddhist interpretation of, 192-194. nihongi, "Chronicles of nihon", 110, 111, 115-116, 126; cited, 38-39, 112 n.
"Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation"
Lafcadio Hearn

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