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日本中 (にほんじゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

日本にほん中じゅう

also: にっぽんじゅう

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ほ

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じゅ

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Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

throughout Japan; all over Japan

Refers to the whole of Japan as a geographical or cultural area. Often used with verbs of movement, occurrence, or fame.

そのニュースは日本にほん中じゅうに広ひろまった。
The news spread throughout Japan.

彼かれは日本にほん中じゅうを旅たびした。

He traveled all over Japan.

Usage patterns

日本中にほんじゅうに〈事こと〉〉が広ひろがるfor something to spread throughout Japan
そのニュースは一いち晩ばんで日本にほん中じゅうに広ひろがった。
The news spread all over Japan in a single night.
日本中でにほんじゅうで〈物もの・事こと〉が有名だがゆうめいだto be famous throughout Japan
この温おん泉せんは日本にほん中じゅうで有ゆう名めいだ。
This hot spring is famous all over Japan.
日本中にほんじゅうから〈人ひと〉〉が集あつまるfor people to gather from all over Japan
祭まつりには日本にほん中じゅうから観かん光こう客きゃくが集あつまる。
Tourists gather from all over Japan for the festival.
日本中にほんじゅうを旅行りょこうするto travel all over Japan
彼かれは退たい職しょく後ご、日本にほん中じゅうを旅りょ行こうすることにした。
After retiring, he decided to travel all over Japan.

Kanji

日day, sun, Japan
本book, present, main
中in, inside, middle

Related words

全ぜん国こくN3
全国 is a formal, official-sounding word for 'the whole country' often used in news and statistics, while 日本中 is a more colloquial, everyday way to say 'all over Japan'.
日本にほん全ぜん国こく
日本中 also means 'all over Japan' but is a more casual, everyday way of saying it compared to the slightly more formal 日本全国.

Don't confuse with

世せ界かい中じゅうN4
世界中 and 日本中 share the same 'Xじゅう' pattern, but 世界中 means 'all over the world' while 日本中 is limited to Japan alone.

Built from

日本にほん+中じゅう

Written forms

日本中
- にほんじゅう
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading にほんじゅう is the most common.
- にっぽんじゅう
  Alternate reading にっぽんじゅう is also used, though less common than にほんじゅう.
にっぽんじゅう

Etymology

Compound of 日本 (Japan) and 中 (inside, throughout). The suffix 中 (じゅう) indicates 'throughout' when attached to a place or time noun.