日本海

Chinese

		the sun's origin; where the sun originates; Japan	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

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• 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

1. Sea of Japan

Japanese

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

Alternative spelling
日本海 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Kunyu Wanguo Quantu around Japan (1602)

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

Proper noun

日(に)本(ほん)海(かい) • (Nihonkai) 

1. Sea of Japan