Japão

Significado

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

Hifenizado como

Ja‧pão

Gênero

♂️ Masculino

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ʒaˈpɐ̃w̃/

Etimologia

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”).

Frases

Estou entre Japão e Coreia como destinos para férias .

I'm between Japan and Korea as vacation destinations.