What does Japan mean?

Japan, which means "the country of sunrise", is named after its geographical location close to sunrise.

The name "Japan" was used in the late 7th century. According to China's New Tang Book, "In the first year of Xianheng (670), he was sent to peaceful Korea. Later, I learned a little Xia Yin and became known as Japan. The messenger said that he was famous for his recent appearance. "

In the first year of Xianheng in Tang Gaozong (670), the Japanese sent messengers to congratulate the Tang Dynasty on pacifying Koguryo. Because they know a little Chinese, they hate the name "Japan", so they changed the name of the country to Japan. The messengers claimed that it was named because it was close to the sunrise.

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The record of the ten years (670) of King Wu Wenwang in the "History of the Three Kingdoms" of North Korea is also consistent with this: "Japan is more famous than Japan, and recently claimed to be famous." Zhang Shoujie of the Tang Dynasty recorded that "Wuhou changed Japan to Japan".

The earliest archaeological discovery of the name "Japan" was the Epitaph of Your Army unearthed in Xi 'an, China on 201/,which was written in 678. This shows that the name "Japan" was used no later than the late 7th century. Historically, Japan once had other nicknames such as Daiwa, Japan and Fusang.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Japan