Japan in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 日本 with this easy mnemonic:

So many volumes of books on Japan in the store. The origin (本) of Japan's name comes from the meaning, "Land of the Rising Sun (日)".

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 日
• 本

• 本身
• 本事
• 日子
• 日本
• 基本
• 剧本
• 根本
• 生日
• 笔记本
• 样本
• 末日
• 版本
• 本地
• 日期
• 节日
• 本来

The reading of 日本 is rì běn.

You can remember how to say 日本 with this useful mnemonic:

Reading about Japan can be fun but the store clerk is rude and may go, "Grrr (rì)..you are bending (běn) the pages. You should buy it."

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

Learning vocabulary like Japan and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

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