(Rì běn) - Japan in Mandarin
RìběnTraditional: 日本
HSK 3
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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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