English pronunciation · Words Starting with N
Nippon Pronunciation
Nippon is pronounced ni-PAHN, IPA /ˌnɪˈpɑn/.
ni-PAHN
US /ˌnɪˈpɑn/
Syllables: ni · PAHN (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
proper noun: The Japanese name for Japan, written with the characters for sun and origin.
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Nippon in a Sentence
- Nippon appears on older stamps and coins.
- The team plays under the name Nippon Steel.
- Nippon and Nihon are two readings of the same two characters.
Common Mispronunciations of Nippon
Not NI-pahn
English puts the beat on the second half, ni-PAHN, in the pattern it uses for Japan and Taiwan.
Not ni-POHN
That o is open and flat, the vowel of palm rather than the vowel of phone.
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