Japão

Signification

Japan (an archipelago and country off the eastern coast of Asia)

Coupé comme

Ja‧pão

Genre

♂️ Masculin

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ʒaˈpɐ̃w̃/

Étymologie

From Malay Jepang / Jepun, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (ȵiɪt̚ puən^X, literally “sun origin”).
With obsolete forms with /j/ initials such as Iapam, possibly influenced by Cantonese 日本 (jat⁶ bun²), also from Middle Chinese 日本 (ȵiɪt̚ puən^X, literally “sun origin”).

Phrases

Estou entre Japão e Coreia como destinos para férias .

Je suis entre le Japon et la Corée en tant que destinations de vacances.