Japan

IPA/dʒəpˈan/
KK[dʒəpˈæn]IPA/dʒəpˈæn/

Japan — noun

1. a nation in eastern Asia made up of thousands of islands, the four largest being

1.名詞A1
釋義

a nation in eastern Asia made up of thousands of islands, the four largest being Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku

例句

Élise spent two weeks in Japan last spring visiting temples in Kyoto.

in Japan (travel destination)

Japan has some of the world's oldest companies, many over a thousand years old.

同義詞
  • the Land of the Rising Sun

    literary or poetic name referring to the meaning of the characters in the Japanese name 日本 (sun origin)

  • Nippon

    one of the native Japanese names for the country, used in formal or ceremonial contexts

文法句型

Japan + singular verb

用法筆記

Japan is a proper noun and does not take the definite article 'the' in ordinary use. The article is only added when referring to a specific period or aspect (e.g., 'the Japan of the Edo period'). The adjective form is 'Japanese', never 'Japan'.

常見錯誤

❌I want to visit the Japan next year.
✅I want to visit Japan next year.
💡Most country names do not take 'the'.
❌Japan food is very fresh.
✅Japanese food is very fresh.
💡Use the adjective 'Japanese' to describe things from Japan, not the noun 'Japan'.