日本海

Chinese

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

Etymology

First attested in the 1602 《坤輿萬國全圖》 (Kunyu Wanguo Quantu) world map.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Rìběnhǎi

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Rìběnhǎi [Phonetic: rìbénhǎi]
  - Zhuyin: ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄏㄞˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Rìhběnhǎi
  - Wade–Giles: Jih⁴-pên³-hai³
  - Yale: R̀-běn-hǎi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ryhbeenhae
  - Palladius: Жибэньхай (Žibɛnʹxaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐ̩⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat⁶ bun² hoi²
  - Yale: yaht bún hói
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁹ bun² hoi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed⁶ bun² hoi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚² puːn³⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵/

Proper 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

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) にほんかい [nìhóꜜǹkàì] (Nakadaka – [2])
IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ihõ̞ŋka̠i]

Proper noun

日(に)本(ほん)海(かい) • (Nihonkai)

Sea of Japan