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Where does “Jepang” come from?

Jepang (Malay) comes from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.

Jepang (Malay): Japanese

Definitions

  1. Japanese

Ancestry of “Jepang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hokkien日本Japan; Japanese; Japan
2Middle Chinese日本Land of the Rising Sun

Words derived from “Jepang”

  • Japanese
  • Japan
  • Jap
  • japan
  • jap
  • japanning
  • Japanism
  • japanner
  • Japanesque
  • Japanology
  • Japanologist
  • Japanize
  • Japanophile
  • Japanification
  • antijapanese
  • Japanological
  • japannish
  • Japland
  • japannery
  • non-Japanese
  • Japscat
  • japanware
  • Sino-Japanese
  • Russo-Japanese
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