Nippon

American  

[nee-pawn, ni-pon, nip-on] / niˈpɔn, nɪˈpɒn, ˈnɪp ɒn /

noun

1. a Japanese name of Japan.

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Nippon British  

/ ˈnɪpɒn /

noun

1. transliteration of a Japanese name for Japan

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Etymology

Origin of Nippon

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

Example Sentences

Nippon Steel plans to invest $2 billion to $2.5 billion over three years to replace steel-rolling equipment at U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

And he only had four years of Nippon Professional Baseball experience before deciding to leave Japan, posting early and signing as an international amateur free agent last year, as Shohei Ohtani did in 2017.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The proposal involved a public takeover offer from Japan’s Nippon and a later split of the group’s assets with Cleveland-based Sherwin-Williams, AkzoNobel added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Japan's two biggest airliners All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines cancelled a combined 616 flights -- including 92 international flights -- scheduled for Wednesday.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The people called their nation Nippon, which meant “land of the rising sun.”

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata