Land of the Rising Sun

proper noun

Japan (a country in Asia).

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Meanings

proper nounthe Land of the Rising Sun
  1. Japan (a country in Asia).

    Ever since I was a young’n and my dad gave me a Godzilla figure, I’ve been a huge fan of the big green lizard from the Land of the Rising Sun.

    2007 December 28, Andy Salisbury, “Unleash the Beast”, in Nintendo Power, volume 222, page 34

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
japan

Origin

  1. Japanese日本“Japan”
  2. EnglishLand of the Rising Sun

Loose calque of Japanese 日本 (Nihon, “Japan”, literally “origin of the sun”) or 日の本の国 (Hinomoto-no-kuni, literally “land of the sun's origin”). Japan is the easternmost country of East Asia, and the East is the place of the sunrise.

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Translations

Arabic أَرْضُ الشَّمْسِ الْمُشْرِقَةِ
  • أَرْضُ الشَّمْسِ الْمُشْرِقَةِ (ʔarḍu š-šamsi l-mušriqati)Japan
Catalan Terra del Sol Naixent
  • Terra del Sol NaixentJapan
Chinese Mandarin 旭日之國 /旭日之国
  • 旭日之國 /旭日之国 (xùrì zhī guó)Japan
Czech Země vycházejícího slunce
  • Země vycházejícího slunceJapan
Danish Opgående sols land
  • Opgående sols landJapan
Dutch Land van de Rijzende Zon, land van de rijzende zon
  • Land van de Rijzende ZonJapan
  • land van de rijzende zonJapan
Estonian Tõusva päikese maa, tõusva päikese maa
  • Tõusva päikese maaJapan
  • tõusva päikese maaJapan
  • Tõusva Päikese MaaJapan
Finnish Nousevan auringon maa
  • Nousevan auringon maaJapan
French pays du Soleil Levant, pays du Soleil-Levant
  • pays du Soleil LevantJapan
  • pays du Soleil-LevantJapan
German Land der aufgehenden Sonne
  • Land der aufgehenden SonneJapan
Greek Χώρα του Ανατέλλοντος Ηλίου
  • Χώρα του Ανατέλλοντος Ηλίου (Chóra tou Anatéllontos Ilíou)Japan
Hebrew אֶרֶץ הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ הָעוֹלָה
  • אֶרֶץ הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ הָעוֹלָה ('Éretz ha-Shémesh ha-Olá)Japan
Hindi उगते सूरज का देश, उदयवर्ष
  • उगते सूरज का देश (ugte sūraj kā deś)Japan
  • उदयवर्ष (udayvarṣ)Japan
Hungarian Felkelő Nap Országa, felkelő nap országa
  • Felkelő Nap OrszágaJapan
  • felkelő nap országaJapan
Indonesian Negeri Matahari Terbit, Tanah Matahari Terbit
  • Negeri Matahari TerbitJapan
  • Tanah Matahari TerbitJapan
Italian Paese del Sol Levante
  • Paese del Sol LevanteJapan
Japanese 日出づる国, 日の本
  • 日出づる国 (hi izuru kuni)Japan
  • 日の本 (hi no moto)Japan
  • 日の本の国 (hi no moto no kuni)Japan
Korean 떠오르는 태양의 땅
  • 떠오르는 태양의 땅 (Tteooreuneun taeyang'ui ttang)Japan
Lithuanian Tekančios Saulės šalis
  • Tekančios Saulės šalisJapan
Persian سرزمین آفتاب تابان
  • سرزمین آفتاب تابان (sarzamin-e âftâb-e tâbân)Japan
Polish Kraj Wschodzącego Słońca
  • Kraj Wschodzącego SłońcaJapan
Portuguese Terra do Sol Nascente
  • Terra do Sol NascenteJapan
Romanian Țara Soarelui Răsare
  • Țara Soarelui RăsareJapan
Russian Страна́ Восходя́щего Со́лнца
  • Страна́ Восходя́щего Со́лнца (Straná Vosxodjáščevo Sólnca)Japan
Slovak Krajina vychádzajúceho slnka
  • Krajina vychádzajúceho slnkaJapan
Spanish Tierra del Sol Naciente
  • Tierra del Sol NacienteJapan
Swedish Soluppgångens land, Uppgående solens land
  • Soluppgångens landJapan
  • Uppgående solens landJapan
Thai แดนอาทิตย์อุทัย, อาทิตย์อุทัย
  • แดนอาทิตย์อุทัย (dɛɛn aa-tít-ù-tai)Japan
  • อาทิตย์อุทัย (aa-tít-ù-tai)Japan
Turkish Doğan Güneşin Ülkesi
  • Doğan Güneşin ÜlkesiJapan
Vietnamese Đất nước Mặt Trời mọc
  • Đất nước Mặt Trời mọcJapan
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Land of the Rising Sun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Land%20of%20the%20Rising%20Sun

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“Land of the Rising Sun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Land%20of%20the%20Rising%20Sun. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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