Nippon
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Nippon
< Japanese, earlier nit-pon < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese rì sun + běn origin
Example Sentences
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From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
He was signed by the Miami Marlins organization in 2021, followed by the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball and the Colorado Rockies organization before the Mets last August.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Steel, recently acquired by Japan’s Nippon Steel, has begun investing $950 million to upgrade the Gary mill, which employs about 4,300 people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Eleven people were trapped in the building, seven of whom have been rescued so far, Nippon Paper said in a statement on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
“He’s supposed to have a patron. We take them on their oaths. My family imports them from Nippon, after training. But not without a patron.”
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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