# 日本人
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): rìběnrén
       (Zhuyin): ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄖㄣˊ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): жыбынжын (řɨbɨnřɨn, III-II-I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): jat$^6$ bun$^2$ jan$^4$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngi̍t-pún-ngìn
* Eastern Min (BUC): nĭk-buōng-nè̤ng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): li̍t-pún-lâng / ji̍t-pún-lâng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): rig$^8$ bung$^2$ nang$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^8$zeq-pen-gnin
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: rìběnrén
*** Zhuyin: ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄖㄣˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: rìhběnrén
*** Wade–Giles: jih$^4$-pên$^3$-jên$^2$
*** Yale: r̀-běn-rén
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ryhbeenren
*** Palladius: жибэньжэнь (žibɛnʹžɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʐ̩⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: жыбынжын (řɨbɨnřɨn, III-II-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʐ̩⁴⁴ pəŋ⁵¹ ʐəŋ²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jat$^6$ bun$^2$ jan$^4$
*** Yale: yaht bún yàhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jat$^9$ bun$^2$ jan$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yed$^6$ bun$^2$ yen$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /jɐt̚² puːn³⁵ jɐn²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngi̍t-pún-ngìn
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngid bun$^ˋ$ ngin$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ngid$^6$ bun$^3$ ngin$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋit̚⁵ pun³¹ ŋin¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: nĭk-buōng-nè̤ng
*** Sinological IPA : /nˡiʔ⁵⁻²¹ puoŋ³³⁻²¹ nˡøyŋ⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Jinjiang, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: li̍t-pún-lâng
*** Tâi-lô: li̍t-pún-lâng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lidpwnlaang
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /lit̚⁴⁻³² pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /lit̚²⁴⁻² pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ji̍t-pún-lâng
*** Tâi-lô: ji̍t-pún-lâng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: jidpwnlaang
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /zit̚⁴⁻³² pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ¹³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: rig$^8$ bung$^2$ nang$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ji̍k púng nâng
*** Sinological IPA : /d͡zik̚⁴⁻² puŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ naŋ⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^8$zeq-pen-gnin
*** MiniDict: zeh$^入$ pen nyin
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^5$zeq-pen-nyin
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zəʔ¹¹ pən²² n̠ʲin²³/

### Noun

日本人
* Japanese person

#### Synonyms

* 倭人 (wōrén) (literary)
* 倭夷 (literary)
* 倭奴 (pejorative)
* 倭子 (literary)
* 倭寇 (wōkòu) (pejorative)
* 日人 (Rìrén) (literary)
* 日本鬼子 (Rìběn guǐzi) (pejorative)
* 本子 (běnzi) (pejorative, slang, mainland China)
* 東洋人／东洋人 (dōngyángrén) (dated)
* 東洋鬼子／东洋鬼子 (dōngyáng guǐzi) (pejorative)
* 東瀛人／东瀛人 (dōngyíngrén) (literary)
* 霓虹金 (níhóngjīn) (Internet slang)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 倭人, 倭子, 倭夷 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 日本人 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 日本人 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 日本人 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 日本人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 日本人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 老東 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 東洋人 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 日本人, 日本仔, 蘿蔔頭 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 日本人, 日本仔, 蘿蔔頭, 㗎頭, 㗎仔 male, 㗎佬 male, 㗎妹 female |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 日本仔 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 㗎佬 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 日本人 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 日本人 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 日本佬 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 日本儂 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 日本儂 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 日本儂 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 日本儂 |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 日本儂 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 阿本仔 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 日本儂 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 日本儂 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 日本儂 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 日本儂 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 東洋儂, 阿本仔, 臭狗仔 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 阿本仔 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 日本儂 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 日本儂 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 日本仔 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 日本儂 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 日本仔, 日本儂 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 日本儂 |
| Southern Min | Tunchang | 日本囝 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 日本囝 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 日本人, 東洋人 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 日本人, 東洋人 |
| Wu | Danyang | 東洋人 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 日本人, 東洋人 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 東洋人 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 日本佬 |

#### Derived terms

* 精神日本人 (jīngshén rìběnrén)

#### See also

* (Cantonese) 㗎妹

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 日 | 本 | 人 |
| にち > にっ Grade: 1 | ほん > ぽん Grade: 1 | じん Grade: 1 |
| goon | goon | kan'on |
Kanji in this term :
| 日 | 本 | 人 |
| にち > に Grade: 1 | ほん Grade: 1 | じん Grade: 1 |
| irregular | goon | kan'on |

### Etymology

日本 (“Japan”) +‎ 人 (“citizen; native”)

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) にほんじん [nìhóńjíꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])
* IPA: [ɲ̟ihõ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑĩɴ]
* (Tokyo) にっぽんじん [nìppóńjíꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [5])
* IPA: [ɲ̟ip̚põ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑĩɴ]

### Noun

日(に)本(ほん)人(じん) or 日(にっ)本(ぽん)人(じん) • (nihonjin or nipponjin)
* a Japanese person

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean
### Noun

日本人 • (ilbonin) (hangeul 일본인)
* hanja form of 일본인 (“a Japanese person”)