Japan

• n. 日本（東アジアの国名）

日本語の「日本」、またの名を「ニッポン」。

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japan: [17] The hard laquer varnish called japan received its name, of course, because it came from Japan. But where did the name Japan come from? For the Japanese call their country Nippon. The answer is Chinese, where jih pun means literally ‘sunrise’ (jih is ‘sun’, and the equivalent term in Japanese is ni, so Japanese Nippon too is the ‘land of the rising sun’). The Chinese word came into English via Malay Japang. Another English derivative is the name of the shrub japonica [19], which originated in Japan.

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1570s, via Portuguese Japao, Dutch Japan, acquired in Malacca from Malay Japang, from Chinese jih pun "sunrise" (equivalent of Japanese Nippon), from jih "sun" + pun "origin." Earliest form in Europe was Marco Polo's Chipangu. Cultural contact led to japaning "coat with lacquer or varnish" (1680s), japonaiserie (1896, from French), etc.

1. Prior to his Japan trip，he went to New York.

日本に行く前に、彼はニューヨークに行った。

2.The betting is that the experience will make Japan more competitive still.

この経験は日本をより競争力にする可能性が高い。

3.India while not racking up such an impressive score beat Japan 3-0.

インドは大勝しなかったにもかかわらず、日本を3-0で破った。

4. Japan is in the enviable position of having a budget surplus.

日本の予算黒字はうらやましい。

5.The president said that Japan is now a friend and international partner.

大統領は、日本は今、盟友であり国際的なパートナーだと述べた。