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Nihon

American  
[nee-hawn] / ˈniˈhɔn /

noun

  1. a Japanese name of Japan.


Nihon British  
/ ˈniːˈhɒn /

noun

  1. transliteration of a Japanese name for Japan

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NS Group is the holding company for Nihon Safety, which is a leader in the rent-guarantee industry by size and profitability, the analyst says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Japan is vulnerable to cyber-attacks "given a reliance on legacy systems and a society with a high level of trust," Cartan McLaughlin from Nihon Cyber Defence Group told the BBC.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025

Tomoaki Iwai, professor emeritus of Nihon University, told AFP that she would likely still be elected prime minister "if the opposition fails to unite in electing their own candidate".

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

The researchers then recruited 45 people diagnosed with chronic periodontitis at the Nihon University Hospital School of Dentistry at Matsudo for a follow up clinical study.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2024

And he said also to them: "Into all the palaces of Nihon, save this one only, I have been freely admitted; so I shall be deeply grateful to you if you permit me to enter."

From Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints by Hearn, Lafcadio