Dec 15, 2024
7:17:46pm
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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