Nippon

[ nee-pawn; English ni-pon, nip-on ]

noun

1. a Japanese name of Japan.

Nippon

/ ˈnɪpɒn /

noun

1. transliteration of a Japanese name for Japan

Word History and Origins

Origin of Nippon¹

< Japanese, earlier nit-pon < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese rì sun + běn origin

Example Sentences

Nippon Steel pledges not to import metal to win over U.S.

From New York Times

Yamamoto has pitched out of the bullpen before in his career, both as a young pitcher in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league and during last year’s World Baseball Classic with the country’s national team.

From Los Angeles Times

The $15bn deal was announced by Japan's Nippon Steel and US Steel last year.

From BBC

All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines have cancelled dozens of domestic flights.

From BBC

He threw a fastball to Cruz that season that was the fastest pitcher ever clocked in Nippon Professional Baseball up to that point, at 163 kilometers per hour, or about 101 mph.

From Los Angeles Times