JLPT N5 · Places & directions
日本
にほん
Japan
Stroke order of 日本
2 characters, 9 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
Memory trick
Japan is the origin (本) of the sun (日): the land where the sun rises first.
Parts: 日 sun + 本 origin/root
The characters in 日本
Example sentence
来年、日本へ行きます。
らいねん、にほんへいきます。
I will go to Japan next year.
Words with 日
日本人Japanese person日day; sun今日today明日tomorrow毎日every day月曜日Monday火曜日Tuesday水曜日Wednesday木曜日Thursday金曜日Friday土曜日Saturday日曜日Sunday一日1st (of the month)二日2nd (of the month); two days三日3rd (of the month); three days四日4th (of the month); four days五日5th (of the month); five days六日6th (of the month); six days