Igama lezwe laseJapane livela kuphi?
Context:Igama lesiJapane ngesiJapane libhalwa kusetshenziswa i - kanji 日本 futhi liphinyiselwa ngokuthi iNippon noma iNihon. Ngaphambi kokuba i-日本 yamukelwe ekuqaleni kwekhulu lesi-8, izwe laziwa eChina ngokuthi i-Wa (<unk>, lashintshwa eJapan cishe ngo-757 laba yi- 和) naseJapane nge-endonym Yamato. I-Nippon, ukufundwa kwezinhlamvu zokuqala zesiShayina nesiJapane, kuyathandwa ekusetshenzisweni okusemthethweni, kuhlanganise nasemaphepheni asebhange nasezitembu zeposi. I - Nihon ivame ukusetshenziswa enkulumweni yansuku zonke futhi ibonisa ushintsho olwenzekile endleleni yamaJapane yokubiza amagama phakathi nenkathi ye - Edo. Izinhlamvu ze - 日本 zisho ukuthi "umthombo welanga", okuwumthombo wethegi elidumile laseNtshonalanga elithi "Izwe Lelanga Eliphumayo". Igama elithi "Japane" lisuselwa ekubizweni kwegama lesiShayina elithi 日本 futhi lafika ezilimini zaseYurophu ngokuhwebelana kwasekuqaleni. Ngekhulu le-13, uMarco Polo wabhala indlela yokuqala yesiMandarin noma isiWu Chinese yokubiza izinhlamvu 日本國 njengeCipangu. Igama elidala lesiMalay leJapane, elithi Japang noma Japun, lalibolekwe olimini lwesiShayina olusogwini oluseningizimu futhi lahlangana nabathengisi abangamaPutukezi eNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia, abaletha leli gama eYurophu ekuqaleni kwekhulu le-16. Inguqulo yokuqala yaleli gama ngesiNgisi ivela encwadini eyanyatheliswa ngo-1577, eyabhala leli gama ngokuthi iGiapan ekuhumusheni incwadi yesiPutukezi yango-1565.
Igama lesiNgisi elithi "Japan" livela emuva ngekhulu le-16 ukuhunyushwa kwesiNgisi kwencwadi yesiPutukezi eqanjwe izwe kusetshenziswa igama elidala laseMalaysia elibolekwe olimini lwesiShayina olusogwini oluseningizimu. Umhloli wamazwe uMarco Polo wabhala leli gama ngokuthi iCipangu ngekhulu le-13 ngokususelwa ekuphimisweni kwasekuqaleni kwesiShayina. Ngokuthakazelisayo, amaJapane abhekisela esizweni sawo ngokuthi "Nihon" noma ekusebenziseni kukahulumeni okusemthethweni ngokuthi "Nippon" okubhalwe ezincwadini zemali noma ezitampini. Womabili la magama asuselwa ekuphimisweni kwesiShayina kwezinhlamvu ezimbili ezisho ukuthi "umsuka welanga" owamukelwa ezincwadini zaseJapane zekhulu lesi-8.