日本 (にほん) — Japan
日本
Japan
Frequency #47
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 1
2 characters
混合 mixed
Mixed compound — combines different reading types in a pattern that doesn't fit the standard categories. noun
geography
nihon
にほん
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
にほん[2] nakadaka 中高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- Japan
Explained in simple Japanese
- アジアの 東に ある、海に かこまれた 国。
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Usage examples
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昔の日本が、ある日突然、今の日本になったのでしょうか。
Mukashi no nihon ga, aru hi totsuzen, ima no nihon ni natta no deshou ka.
Did the Japan of the past suddenly become today's Japan one day?
明治維新 — 日本が大きく変わった時 · MojiMori（AIオリジナル） · 第1章 黒船が来る前と、来た後
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Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.
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Grammar Points
Grammar patterns commonly used with 日本.