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There are many names of Japan in English, Japanese, and other languages. The word "Japan" (or "Japon") is an exonym, and is used (in one form or another) by a large number of languages. The Japanese names for Japan are Nippon (にっぽん listen ) and Nihon (にほん
listen ). They are both written in Japanese using the kanji 日本.
Both Nippon and Nihon literally mean "the sun's origin", that is, where the sun originates, and are often translated as the Land of the Rising Sun. This nomenclature comes from Imperial correspondence with the Chinese Sui Dynasty and refers to Japan's eastern position relative to China. Before Nihon came into official use, Japan was known as Wa (和) or Wakoku (和国).Wa was a name early China used to refer to an ethnic group living in Japan around the time of the Three Kingdoms Period.
Coordinates: 35°N 136°E / 35°N 136°E / 35; 136
Japan (i/dʒəˈpæn/; Japanese: 日本 Nippon [nip̚põ̞ɴ] or Nihon [nihõ̞ɴ]; formally 日本国
Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku, "State of Japan") is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The kanji that make up Japan's name mean "sun origin", and Japan is often called the "Land of the Rising Sun".
Japan is a stratovolcanic archipelago of 6,852 islands. The four largest are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku, which make up about ninety-seven percent of Japan's land area. Japan's population of 126 million is the world's tenth largest. Approximately 9.1 million people live in Tokyo, the capital city of Japan, which is the sixth largest city proper in the OECD. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and several surrounding prefectures, is the world's largest metropolitan area with over 35 million residents and the world's largest urban agglomeration economy.
Japanese may refer to:
World is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth or pertaining to anywhere on Earth.
In a philosophical context it may refer to:
In a theological context, world usually refers to the material or the profane sphere, as opposed to the celestial, spiritual, transcendent or sacred. The "end of the world" refers to scenarios of the final end of human history, often in religious contexts.
World history is commonly understood as spanning the major geopolitical developments of about five millennia, from the first civilizations to the present.
World population is the sum of all human populations at any time; similarly, world economy is the sum of the economies of all societies (all countries), especially in the context of globalization. Terms like world championship, gross world product, world flags etc. also imply the sum or combination of all current-day sovereign states.
Japanese names (日本人の氏名, Nihonjin no Shimei) in modern times usually consist of a family name (surname), followed by a given name. Middle names are not generally used. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, which are characters usually Chinese in origin but Japanese in pronunciation. The kanji for a name may have a variety of possible Japanese pronunciations, but parents might use hiragana or katakana when giving a birth name to their newborn child. Names written in hiragana or katakana are phonetic renderings, and so lack the visual meaning of names expressed in the logographic kanji.
Japanese family names are extremely varied: according to estimates, there are over 100,000 different surnames in use today in Japan. The three most common family names in Japan are Satō (佐藤), Suzuki (鈴木), and Takahashi (高橋). This diversity is in stark contrast to the situation in other nations of the East Asian cultural sphere, which reflects a different history: while Chinese surnames have been in use for millennia and were often reflective of an entire clan or adopted from nobles (with or without any genetic relationship) – and were thence transferred to Korea and Vietnam via noble names, the vast majority of modern Japanese family names date only to the 19th century, following the Meiji restoration, and were chosen at will. The recent introduction of surnames has two additional effects: Japanese names became widespread when the country had a very large population (over 30 million during the early Meiji era – see Demographics of Imperial Japan) instead of dating to ancient times (estimated population at 1 CE is 300,000, for instance – see Demographics of Japan before Meiji Restoration), and since little time has passed, Japanese names have not experienced as significant a surname extinction as has occurred in the much longer history in China.
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Kirakira is a Japanese onomatopoeia that means sparkling, and it's a word used to describe terrible (or flashy) baby names. With the ever growing popularity of anime, you can probably guess how bad things can get. So if you thought bad Japanese baby names were only a Western thing, YOU WERE WRONG. Here are some of Japan's worst baby names. ★ Patreon! http://patreon.com/rachelandjun ★T-shirts & Merch! http://rachelandjun.spreadshirt.com/ ►FOLLOW US *:゚*。⋆ฺ(*´◡`) Jun's Kitchen ⇀ https://www.youtube.com/JunsKitchen Adventure and vlog videos ⇀ https://www.youtube.com/RachelandJunExtra Twitter ⇀ https://twitter.com/RachelAndJun Instagram ⇀ https://instagram.com/rachelandjun Vine ⇀ https://vine.co/u/1318200044255903744 Facebook ⇀ https://www.facebook.com/RachelAndJun ►EQUIPMENT (Amazon affili...
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Kirakira is a Japanese onomatopoeia that means sparkling, and it's a word used to describe terrible (or flashy) baby names. With the ever growing popularity of anime, you can probably guess how bad things can get. So if you thought bad Japanese baby names were only a Western thing, YOU WERE WRONG. Here are some of Japan's worst baby names. ★ Patreon! http://patreon.com/rachelandjun ★T-shirts & Merch! http://rachelandjun.spreadshirt.com/ ►FOLLOW US *:゚*。⋆ฺ(*´◡`) Jun's Kitchen ⇀ https://www.youtube.com/JunsKitchen Adventure and vlog videos ⇀ https://www.youtube.com/RachelandJunExtra Twitter ⇀ https://twitter.com/RachelAndJun Instagram ⇀ https://instagram.com/rachelandjun Vine ⇀ https://vine.co/u/1318200044255903744 Facebook ⇀ https://www.facebook.com/RachelAndJun ►EQUIPMENT (Amazon affili...
Are you looking for a Japanese name for your baby? In this video you can watch some of the most beautiful baby girl names from Japan. More Japanese baby girl names: http://www.namesoftheworld.net/archive2/?idioma=71&genero;=7 Names Of The World, the best names for your baby, pet, boat and company: ►►► Suscribe FREE! https://goo.gl/1uZ3r8 We have all kind of names (english names, spanish names, biblical names, unique names,…) Visit our videos! ►►► https://goo.gl/z1axgJ Follow us: ► Facebook: https://goo.gl/2v1WYQ ► Twitter: https://goo.gl/N3leX7 ► Google+: https://goo.gl/NdZRMu Names Of The World is a website aimed at helping people find the best name for your baby, pet, business or boat. Our best sections: ► Baby boy names: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKB4ybCICiY&list;=PLcSXut...
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Are you looking for a Japanese name for your son? In this video you can watch some of the most beautiful baby boy names from Japan. More Japanese baby boy names: http://www.namesoftheworld.net/archive2/?idioma=71&genero;=6 Names Of The World, the best names for your baby, pet, boat and company: ►►► Suscribe FREE! https://goo.gl/1uZ3r8 We have all kind of names (english names, spanish names, biblical names, unique names,…) Visit our videos! ►►► https://goo.gl/z1axgJ Follow us: ► Facebook: https://goo.gl/2v1WYQ ► Twitter: https://goo.gl/N3leX7 ► Google+: https://goo.gl/NdZRMu Names Of The World is a website aimed at helping people find the best name for your baby, pet, business or boat. Our best sections: ► Baby boy names: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKB4ybCICiY&list;=PLcSXutWXg...
My Japanese friend and I decided to compare the names of Pokemon from the original Japanese to English! Which ones can you remember?! ----------------------------------------------- ☁︎ Join the family here! ☁︎ http://goo.gl/WnS0Yc ----------------------------------------------- ☀ Thank you for watching!! ☀ Join the family! ♥ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/daylighted ♥ Twitter: https://twitter.com/daylightful ♥ Snapchat: @Daylightful 👻 ♥ Instagram: http://instagram.com/daylightful 📷 ♥ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Daylightfulness ♥ Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/daylightful ♫ Music: ☁︎ Quote of the Day: Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.
In this video I go over how Japanese people name their children, common Japanese names and "kira kira names". If you've been wondering how and why Japanese names are the way they are give this a watch. Don't forget to like and subscribe and if you want a video on last names let me know. http://akihabaranews.com/2013/08/12/article-en/kira-kira-names-shiny-names-kids-chagrin-many-japan-1701127852 https://www.google.co.jp/url?sa=t&rct;=j&q;=&esrc;=s&source;=web&cd;=3&cad;=rja&uact;=8&ved;=0ahUKEwjjuLKn8efUAhUDH5QKHUmVBuwQFggvMAI&url;=http%3A%2F%2Fen.rocketnews24.com%2F2016%2F12%2F09%2Ftop-japanese-baby-names-for-2016-feature-flowers-and-other-flora-on-both-boys-and-girls-lists%2F&usg;=AFQjCNHbBaLn7JQH8s2Rs_M_BM2q6bBB6g https://www.google.co.jp/url?sa=t&rct;=j&q;=&esrc;=s&source;=web&cd;=1&cad;=rja&uact;=...
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