"Japan" meaning in German

See Japan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈjaːpan/ Audio: De-Japan.ogg , De-Japan2.ogg Forms: Japans [genitive], Japan [genitive, with-article]
Etymology: From Dutch Japan or Portuguese Japão, from Malay Jepang, from Sinitic 日本. Etymology templates: {{der|de|nl|Japan}} Dutch Japan, {{der|de|pt|Japão}} Portuguese Japão, {{der|de|ms|Jepang}} Malay Jepang, {{der|de|zhx|-}} Sinitic, {{lang|und|日本|sc=Hani}} 日本 Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Japan n (proper noun, genitive Japans or (optionally with an article) Japan)
  1. Japan (a country in East Asia) Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Countries, Countries in Asia, Japan Synonyms: Land der aufgehenden Sonne Related terms: Japaner, Japanisch, japanisch

Inflected forms

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