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Dec 15, 2024
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Rules For Thee
But not for me
RE: Why do they call it Nippon instead, of you know, Japan?
日本 => 日 (nichi) and 本 (hon). When combined it can be pronounced two ways: Nihon or Nippon.
The official name of the country is 日本
but when we romanize the way to pronounce it, it's either Nihon or Nippon.
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Why do they call it Nippon instead, of you know, Japan?
TNT
7:08pm
Well...
IGlowInTheDark
7:11pm
That seems rude. Couldn't you have just answered the question?
TNT
7:11pm
RE: That seems rude. Couldn't you have just answered the question?
IGlowInTheDark
7:12pm
Holy neck tattoo
TNT
7:13pm
Neck beard > neck tattoo
spoxjox
7:13pm
RE: Holy neck tattoo
IGlowInTheDark
7:19pm
Holy schnikes
TNT
7:20pm
RE: Holy schnikes
IGlowInTheDark
7:21pm
Now you are invading TNT's safe space
TNT
7:22pm
RE: Now you are invading TNT's safe space
IGlowInTheDark
7:22pm
I've never understood why we call any country something different than what they
fattycoug
7:15pm
Now he is just confused
TNT
7:15pm
Because everyone would just be called "people", like the Deutsch.
spoxjox
7:16pm
Pennsylvania Deutsch?
Courtimedes
7:18pm
Oh, the "Live by the Hill's Forest Folks".
spoxjox
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
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
7:45pm
I would expect a transliteration into English. So basically just a name that’s
zuko
7:59pm
RE: Why do they call it Nippon instead, of you know, Japan?
Rules For Thee
7:17pm
That looks like a picture of TNT's dresser and a tripod
TNT
7:18pm
Sorry, no dresser or tripod involved, though it was a nice thought.
Rules For Thee
7:23pm
Huh. Very interesting
TNT
7:23pm
By comparison, the name "Japan" probably comes from the Classical Malay "Jepang"
Courtimedes
7:29pm
We call it Japan because
Repete397
7:27pm
"We?"
TNT
7:29pm
Everyone who got it from the English who got it from the Portuguese
Courtimedes
7:31pm
English speakers- and most Western Europeans use some variation of Japan
Repete397
7:34pm
Japan is called 日本 in modern Mandarin, romanized as Rìběn in pinyin. Not sure if
Japan Coug
7:33pm
So my old binoculars which say, Made in Occupied Japan, should have said...
Les IsMore
8:03pm
Reported for foreign language use
machete
7:47pm
It's best to report it to "el jefe"
Rules For Thee
7:59pm
That's why it's called "the land of the rising sun". The name literally means "sun's origin".
durandal
8:22pm
A better question is why we call it “Japan” instead of “Nihon” or “Nippon”
Japan Coug
7:29pm
Valid point
TNT
7:29pm
See my answer above
Repete397
7:31pm
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