Type Country
Usage English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Hindi, Burmese
Pronounced Pron. /d͡ʒə.ˈpæn/(English) /ˈjaː.pan/(German) /jaː.ˈpɑn/(Dutch) /ˈjɑː.pan/(Swedish) [key·simplify]
Meaning & History
From Portuguese Japão, which was derived from a Malay form of Riben, the Chinese reading of Nippon.