the Nipponese

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• Nipponese — Japanese, 1859, from Nippon, Japanese word for Japan, from ni(chi) the sun + pon, hon source, which is said to be from Chinese for rising sun place. Derisive slang shortening Nip attested from 1942 …   Etymology dictionary

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• Nipponese — 1. adjective Japanese 2. noun a) A Japanese (person from Japan) b) The Japanese language …   Wiktionary

• Nipponese — [nɪpə ni:z] adjective Japanese. Origin from Japanese Nippon Japan , lit. land where the sun rises …   English new terms dictionary

• Nipponese — n. & adj. n. (pl. same) a Japanese person. adj. Japanese. Etymology: Jap. Nippon Japan, lit. land of the rising sun …   Useful english dictionary

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