different between japan vs nippon

japan

English

Etymology

From Japan, due to this varnishing process being an imitation of East Asian processes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d???pæn/
  • Rhymes: -æn

Noun

japan (countable and uncountable, plural japans)

  1. A hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt.
  2. Lacquerware.

Verb

japan (third-person singular simple present japans, present participle japanning, simple past and past participle japanned)

  1. (transitive) To varnish with japan.

Translations


Swedish

Etymology

Japan +? -an

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ja?p??n/

Noun

japan c

  1. A person from Japan.

Declension

Related terms

  • japanska

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nippon

French

Etymology

From Japanese ?? (Nippon, Japan, noun).

Adjective

nippon (feminine singular nipponne or nippone, masculine plural nippons, feminine plural nipponnes or nippones)

  1. Synonym of japonais (Japanese); Nipponese

Further reading

  • “nippon” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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