nippon
French, adjective
nippon is spelled N-I-P-P-O-N (6 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written French, the 24,143rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nippon is a French adjective meaning “synonym of japonais (“Japanese”); Nipponese” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Nippon is a different word: “resident or native of Japan, Japanese person (male or of unspecified…”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif au Japon”.
What does nippon mean in English?
adjective
- 1
synonym of japonais (“Japanese”); Nipponese
noun
- 1
masculineresident or native of Japan, Japanese person (male or of unspecified gender)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif au Japon.
noun: 1. Japonais. Habitant du Japon.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of nippon
- Nippons plural
- Nippone feminine
- Nipponne feminine
- nipponne feminine
- nippone feminine
- nippons masculine plural
- nipponnes feminine plural
- nippones feminine plural
- Nippoune obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to nippon
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nippon in French?
nippon appears 1.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).