ญี่ปุ่น

Japan, Japanese

j iː ˥˩ p u n ˨˩

noun Rare #13,378

Japan Also used before a noun to mean “Japanese,” as in “Japanese person,” “Japanese food,” or “Japanese language.”

TH: ฉันอยากไปญี่ปุ่น

EN: I want to go to Japan.

Japanese Can refer to the Japanese language or to people and things from Japan, depending on context.

TH: ฉันพูดญี่ปุ่นได้

EN: I can speak Japanese.

You’re a Japanese lady, so why don’t you speak Japanese?

— ล้วงเล่ห์ลวงรัก (2016)

Not that Japanese person.

— ฆาตกรรมอำปีศาจ (2016)

Have you been to the Japanese restaurant on Park Street yet?

I speak Japanese.

— Last Life in the Universe (2003)

Did you have Japanese food last night?

— Last Life in the Universe (2003)

It's the Japanese version of her name.

— ล้วงเล่ห์ลวงรัก (2016)