(Rì běn) - Japan in Mandarin

Rìběn

Traditional: 日本

HSK 3

#877 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

Japan

Word origin

日本 (Rì běn) combines 日 (rì), 'sun', with 本 (běn), 'root' or 'origin'. The name reads 'origin of the sun', the land where the sun rises, and is the Chinese name for Japan.

Origin: compound
Root: 日 (rì, sun) + 本 (běn, root/origin)

Stroke order

日

本

Examples

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She has been to Japan.

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I want to travel to Japan.

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I like Japanese food.

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Japanese food is very tasty.

日本 (Rì běn) means Japan. It is used as a noun in everyday Mandarin speech.

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This word is part of lesson 18.