How did the name "Japan" come from? What was the original name of "Japan"?

How did the name "Japan" come from? What was the original name of "Japan"? Interested readers can pay attention to Bian Xiao.

Japanese records were actually mentioned as early as the year of Shan Hai Jing. Japan was a strict territory at that time. They are not only weak, but also small. In front of several big countries, it is not worth mentioning. At that time, the name of Japan was not called "Japan", but a very ugly name called "Japan". There is no derogatory meaning in Japanese. In ancient Chinese, Japanese means winding mountain roads. The ancient Japanese paid tribute at sea and walked a long way, so they were named after Japanese pirates, meaning obedience.

Of course, they are called Japan for another reason. This is a homonym from "China" because Japan called its country "China" a long time ago. Historians in unknown so apparently thought they were talking about "Japan" and wrote it down. According to records, in the second year of Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Japan sent envoys to pay tribute to the Han State. Therefore, Liu Xiu gave the Japanese a "slave of King Hanwa" engraved with five words. This golden seal was later found in 1784 and exhibited in Fukuoka Museum, Japan.

For a long time, as the appellation of "Japan" originated in the Tang Dynasty, as early as the18th century, some Japanese nationalists thought that the appellation of "Japan" should be revised. For example, Sato said that the name "Japan" shows that Japan is a subordinate country of China, which is an insult and should be abandoned. "It is disgusting to accept Japan called our country by the Tang people and communicate with the Tang Dynasty."

In 607 AD, Japan sent a diplomatic mission to the Sui Dynasty for the first time to show its respect. The head of the delegation is the sister [male] of the famous diplomat Xiao Ye. At that time, Xiao Ye's sister wrote a letter to the Emperor of Yang Di, which began with "The Emperor of Japan wrote a letter to the Emperor of Japan, and no place is safe." This is also the first time that the Japanese put forward the concept of "the country of sunrise". This ancient book clearly records:

It traveled eastward from Datang in Japan to Fandori, and rose to Fuyu in the east at sunrise, forming a Japanese cloud.

This means that the place where Japan is located is the place where the sun rises, so Cloud Japan is also the foundation of the sun, also known as the "kingdom of the sun". Of course, this name naturally comes from the help of our Tang writers. At that time, the Japanese didn't have a high understanding of culture, just a group of barbarians with no cultural attainments.

From the literal meaning of "Japan", the word "Ben" means the root of a plant. In the name of "Japan", it means the sun and the root of the sun tree. Among the ancient peoples on the island of Japan, a long time ago, there was a country or clan called "Fusang". This is where the sun is, pretending to be a holy tree. This concept of Japanese reflects the common view of ancient China and Japanese on the structure of the universe.

It is said that in the18th century, there was an event against Japanese names. At that time, some Japanese thought they should choose the name of their country. How about letting China people choose their own names? So they want to give themselves a new name. Although this idea is very good, Japan has not changed their names, and has always used the name "Japan".

Used the names of Japan, Yamato and Fuso. Although it is a small island country, it is also a country with a long history and cultural background. History cannot forget that China's culture has influenced the whole of Asia. We should strive to improve ourselves!