ヤーパンヤーパンMeanings1nounJapanDutch-derived name for Japan, used in historical or Dutch-related contexts. Not the standard modern Japanese word for Japan (日本).from Dutch江え戸ど時じ代だい、オランダ人じんは日本にほんを「ヤーパン」と呼よんだ。In the Edo period, the Dutch called Japan 'Yāpan'.
