- 日本人 rìběnrén Japanese personJapanese person; Japanese people
- 日本海 rìběnhǎi Sea of JapanThe sea located in the western Pacific Ocean between Japan, Russia, and the Korean peninsula
- 日本航空公司 rìběnhángkōnggōngsī Japan AirlinesJapan Airlines (JAL); the primary airline of Japan
- 日本话 rìběnhuà Japanese languagethe Japanese language
- 日本电报电话公司 rìběndiànbàodiànhuàgōngsī Nippon Telegraph and TelephoneNippon Telegraph and Telephone; NTT
- 日本原子能研究所 rìběnyuánzǐnéngyánjiūsuǒ Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
- 日本天皇 rìběntiānhuáng Emperor of JapanThe monarch and the head of the Imperial Family of Japan
- 日本媒体 rìběnméitǐ Japanese mediathe mass media of Japan, including news organizations and press outlets
- 日本学 rìběnxué Japanologythe study of Japan, its language, and its culture
- 日本放送协会 rìběnfàngsòngxiéhuì NHKJapan Broadcasting Corporation, the Japanese national public broadcasting organization
- 日本料理 rìběnliàolǐ Japanese cuisineJapanese cooking or culinary arts
- 日本暖流 rìběnnuǎnliú Kuroshio Currenta strong northward-flowing warm ocean current in the western North Pacific Ocean, also known as the Japan Current
- 日本杂志 rìběnzázhì Japanese magazinea magazine published in Japan or focused on Japanese content
- 日本松雀鹰 rìběnsōngquèyīng Japanese sparrowhawka species of bird of prey native to East Asia (Accipiter gularis)
- 日本柳莺 rìběnliǔyīng Japanese leaf warbler(bird species of China) Japanese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus xanthodryas)
- 日本树莺 rìběnshùyīng Japanese bush warbler(bird species of China) Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone)
- 日本歌鸲 rìběngēqú Japanese robin(bird species) Japanese robin (Larvivora akahige)
- 日本沼虾 rìběnzhǎoxiā oriental river prawnA species of freshwater shrimp (Macrobrachium nipponense) found in lakes, ponds, and rivers; it is a common food source and is also known as [[青虾|青蝦|qing1 xia1]] or [[河虾|河蝦|he2 xia1]].
- 日本海流 rìběnhǎiliú Japan Currentthe Kuroshio Current, a powerful warm ocean current flowing north along the western side of the North Pacific Ocean
- 日本米酒 rìběnmǐjiǔ sakeJapanese rice wine
- 日本经济新闻 rìběnjīngjìxīnwén Nikkei ShimbunThe Nihon Keizai Shimbun, a prominent Japanese financial newspaper; often compared to the Financial Times or The Wall Street Journal.
- 日本绣眼鸟 rìběnxiùyǎnniǎo warbling white-eyethe warbling white-eye (Zosterops japonicus), a bird species found in East Asia
- 日本脑炎 rìběnnǎoyán Japanese encephalitisA type of viral brain inflammation transmitted by mosquitoes, typically occurring in the summer; first identified and confirmed in Japan. Also known as [[乙脑|乙腦|yi3 nao3]] or [[流行性乙型脑炎|流行性乙型腦炎|liu2 xing2 xing4 yi3 xing2 nao3 yan2]].
- 日本航空 rìběnhángkōng Japan Airlinesthe flagship airline of Japan, often abbreviated as JAL
- 日本赤松 rìběnchìsōng Japanese red pinePinus densiflora, a species of pine tree native to East Asia often used in traditional gardens
- 日本鬼子 rìběnguǐzi Japanese devilJapanese devil; a term of abuse for Japanese people used during wartime and in historical context of that era
- 日本鹌鹑 rìběn'ānchún Japanese quail(bird species of China) Japanese quail; Coturnix japonica
- 日本鹡鸰 rìběnjílíng Japanese wagtailJapanese wagtail (Motacilla grandis); a bird species native to East Asia
- 日本黑道 rìběnhēidào Yakuzathe Japanese mafia; organized crime syndicates in Japan
- 朝鲜和日本 cháoxiǎnhérìběn North Korea and JapanNorth Korea and Japan as a pair, often used in the context of international relations
- 小日本 xiǎorìběn the Japs; Little Japan(derogatory) an offensive term for Japan or the Japanese people
- 精神日本人 jīngshénrìběnrén Japanophile(neologism) (derogatory) a person who identifies as Japanese despite being of another ethnicity, especially a Chinese person who expresses extreme admiration for imperial or WWII-era Japan
- 小日本儿 xiǎorìběnr Japanese person(derogatory) an offensive term for a Japanese person
- 日本书纪 rìběnshūjì Nihon ShokiNihon Shoki, also called the Chronicles of Japan; an ancient book of Japanese mythology and history compiled around 720 AD
- 日本共同社 rìběngòngtóngshè Kyodo NewsKyodo News; the primary news agency of Japan
- 日本刀 rìběndāo Japanese swordJapanese sword; katana
- 日本叉尾海燕 rìběnchāwěihǎiyàn Matsudaira's storm petrela species of bird found in China and the Pacific
- 日本国志 rìběnguózhì A Record of JapanA Record of Japan, by [[黄遵宪|黃遵憲|huang2 zun1 xian4]], an extended analysis of Meiji Japan published in 1887
