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Nippon

/ˈnɪpɒn/US/nɪˈpɑn/

Nippon proper noun: japan.

Proper noun

Nippon (uncountable)

  1. (rare, and on postage stamps) Japan.
    • President Donald Trump has approved a partnership between US Steel and Nippon Steel, the companies said in a release on Friday.2025 June 13, Luciana Lopez and Chris Isidore, “US Steel and Nippon Steel say Trump has approved their partnership”, in CNN Business

Nippon meaning in Kannada

Nippon in Kannada

ಜಪಾನ್ ದೇಶ

Origin of Nippon

Learned borrowing from Japanese 日本(にっぽん) (Nippon), an alternative or older form of 日本(にほん) (Nihon). Doublet of Nihon and Japan.

Words formed from Nippon

Phrases with Nippon

Questions about Nippon

What does Nippon mean?
Nippon means japan.
What is Nippon in Kannada?
Nippon in Kannada is ಜಪಾನ್ ದೇಶ. See Nippon meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is Nippon?
Nippon is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Nippon?
Nippon is pronounced /ˈnɪpɒn/ (UK).

Words near Nippon in the dictionary

  1. nipplier
  2. nippliest
  3. nippling
  4. nipply
  5. Nippo-
  6. Nippon
  7. Nippon daisies
  8. Nippon daisy
  9. Nipponbashi
  10. Nipponese
  11. Nipponic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Nippon (page history and authors); Nippon (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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