SUMO = 相扑 [xiàng pū]
Two pears in white sumo belts grapple, their stems touching overhead. This little wrestling match helps you remember 相扑 (xiàng pū) — sumo wrestling.
SUMO = 相扑 [xiàng pū]
Japan = 日本 [rì běn]
Japan = 日本 [rì běn]
Japan in a few sketches: the flag with its red sun, a sumo wrestler, a katana and the word “Nippon.” In Chinese, Japan is 日本.
日本 (Rìběn) means “Japan.” 日 is sun and 本 means origin, so it is “the origin of the sun,” the same idea as “Land of the Rising Sun.” In Japanese the same characters are read Nihon or Nippon.
A Japanese person is 日本人 (Rìběnrén), and the Japanese language is 日语 (Rìyǔ).
我想去日本旅游。 — Wǒ xiǎng qù Rìběn lǚyóu. — I want to travel to Japan.
他是日本人。 — Tā shì Rìběnrén. — He is Japanese.