日本, にほん, にっぽん
Japan
日本は中国の東方にある。
産, さん
See お産, usu. as お〜
1. (giving) birth, childbirth, delivery
2. native (of)
Noun, used as a suffix
3. product of, produced in, -grown, -bred
4. assets, property, fortune
静岡産のお茶と宇治産のお茶では何が違いますか。
うぶ, 初, 初心, 産, 生
NA-adjective, May take 'no', Usually in kana, esp. 初, 初心
1. innocent, naive, unsophisticated, inexperienced, green, wet behind the ears
Noun, used as a prefix, 産, 生
2. birth-
彼らはエベレストに初登頂した。
の
Particle, See 乃, occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之
1. indicates possessive
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
See が・1
3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
often ん
4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion
Female term or language
5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
トキ, 鴇, 朱鷺, 鵇, 桃花鳥, とき
Usually in kana
Japanese crested ibis (Nipponia nippon), Asian crested ibis
は
Particle, pronounced わ in modern Japanese
1. indicates sentence topic
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
3. adds emphasis