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Dec 15, 2024
7:27:56pm

Repete397 3rd String

We call it Japan because

the Chinese pronunciation of those kanji is Jih pen and Europeans first became aware of the islands from contact with the Chinese who called it Jihpen and transliterated to Japan. Not sure my Chinese spelling is correct but know that is the correct history.

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Repete397

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Why do they call it Nippon instead, of you know, Japan?

TNT

Dec 15, 7:08pm

Well...

Dec 15, 7:11pm

That seems rude. Couldn't you have just answered the question?

TNT

Dec 15, 7:11pm

RE: That seems rude. Couldn't you have just answered the question?

Dec 15, 7:12pm

Holy neck tattoo

TNT

Dec 15, 7:13pm

Neck beard > neck tattoo

spoxjox

Dec 15, 7:13pm

RE: Holy neck tattoo

Dec 15, 7:19pm

Holy schnikes

TNT

Dec 15, 7:20pm

RE: Holy schnikes

Dec 15, 7:21pm

Now you are invading TNT's safe space

TNT

Dec 15, 7:22pm

RE: Now you are invading TNT's safe space

Dec 15, 7:22pm

I've never understood why we call any country something different than what they

fattycoug

Dec 15, 7:15pm

Now he is just confused

TNT

Dec 15, 7:15pm

Because everyone would just be called "people", like the Deutsch.

spoxjox

Dec 15, 7:16pm

Pennsylvania Deutsch?

Courtimedes

Dec 15, 7:18pm

Oh, the "Live by the Hill's Forest Folks".

spoxjox

Dec 15, 7:22pm

The people at Ellis island ask the where they were from they said Deutschland sound like Dutch land hence they were Dutc

BYU Grounds

Dec 15, 7:47pm

An example to test my understanding of the concept: if we did that, how would “France” be pronounced? Like we do or

hamaca

Dec 15, 7:45pm

I would expect a transliteration into English. So basically just a name that’s

zuko

Dec 15, 7:59pm

RE: Why do they call it Nippon instead, of you know, Japan?

Dec 15, 7:17pm

That looks like a picture of TNT's dresser and a tripod

TNT

Dec 15, 7:18pm

Sorry, no dresser or tripod involved, though it was a nice thought.

Dec 15, 7:23pm

Huh. Very interesting

TNT

Dec 15, 7:23pm

By comparison, the name "Japan" probably comes from the Classical Malay "Jepang"

Courtimedes

Dec 15, 7:29pm

We call it Japan because

Repete397

Dec 15, 7:27pm

"We?"

TNT

Dec 15, 7:29pm

Everyone who got it from the English who got it from the Portuguese

Courtimedes

Dec 15, 7:31pm

English speakers- and most Western Europeans use some variation of Japan

Repete397

Dec 15, 7:34pm

Japan is called 日本 in modern Mandarin, romanized as Rìběn in pinyin. Not sure if

Japan Coug

Dec 15, 7:33pm

So my old binoculars which say, Made in Occupied Japan, should have said...

Les IsMore

Dec 15, 8:03pm

Reported for foreign language use

machete

Dec 15, 7:47pm

It's best to report it to "el jefe"

Dec 15, 7:59pm

That's why it's called "the land of the rising sun". The name literally means "sun's origin".

durandal

Dec 15, 8:22pm

A better question is why we call it “Japan” instead of “Nihon” or “Nippon”

Japan Coug

Dec 15, 7:29pm

Valid point

TNT

Dec 15, 7:29pm

See my answer above

Repete397

Dec 15, 7:31pm

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