日本海

Chinese

		the sun's origin; where the sun originates; Japan	ocean; sea
simp. and trad. (日本海)		日本	海

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): rìběnhǎi

(Zhuyin): ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄏㄞˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat⁶ bun² hoi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: rìběnhǎi [Phonetic: rìbénhǎi]
  - Zhuyin: ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄏㄞˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ryhbeenhae
  - Tongyong Pinyin: rìběnhǎi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐ̩⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat⁶ bun² hoi²
  - Yale: yaht bún hói
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁹ bun² hoi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed⁶ bun² hoi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚² puːn³⁵ hɔːy̯³⁵/

Noun

日本海

Sea of Japan

Japanese

Kanji in this term
日	本	海
に Grade: 1	ほん Grade: 1	かい Grade: 2

Etymology

Kunyu Wanguo Quantu around Japan (1602)

日本 + 海, from Literary Chinese, attested in Kunyu Wanguo Quantu by Matteo Ricci in 1602.

Proper noun

日本海 (hiragana にほんかい, rōmaji Nihonkai)

Sea of Japan

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