/ˈjaːpʰan/
UppruniBorrowed from Danish Japan, from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (nyit pwon^X, literally “sun origin”).
- neuter, proper-nounJapan (a country and archipelago of East Asia)
“Ég fer til Japans.” — I'm going to Japan.
“Hvar er Japan staðsett á kortinu?” — Where is Japan located on the map?
BeygingarJapan(genitive, singular) · Japans(genitive, rare, singular) · Japan(indefinite, nominative, singular) · Japan(accusative, indefinite, singular) · Japan(dative, indefinite, singular) · Japan(genitive, indefinite, singular) · Japans(genitive, indefinite, rare, singular)