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

Fund managers highlighted Montana Aerospace, Pason Systems, and Japan’s Nippon TV as international value investment opportunities.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

The season will be the true test for Yamamoto’s training methods, which have been infamous since before his transition from Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball, and are already spreading across the Dodgers’ clubhouse.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Steel when the latter was acquired by Japan’s Nippon Steel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

For the new research funded by the Japanese Nippon Foundation, Sweetman and his team plan to spend May on a research ship in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 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