While Japan is known today as 日本 (Nihon) in the modern Japanese language, it wasn't the first name of the country. The earliest known name was 倭国 (Wakoku) which literally means the county of the Wa people. More commonly known today as the Yamato people, it refers to the original residents of Japan (and their descendants) who lived on the mainland instead of one of the smaller islands.
Or as the Chinese believe, came from China.
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I love how you do all these informative posts, Adam:)
ReplyDeleteWent through a few name changes, interesting
ReplyDeleteI really would love to visit Japan someday.
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I thought they call their country Nipon
ReplyDeleteNippon is alternate name, but Nihon I've always found in my studies of the language is more common and I like it more.
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Very interesting. This might have been mentioned in "Shogun" but it's been a long time since I read that book.
ReplyDeleteJapan seems like it would be such a beautiful country to visit. Their trees alone make me want to go!
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ReplyDeleteI haven´t hear this word Nihon for Japan before you mentioned in this post. Interesting! Kisses:)
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