- 日本人 Rìběnrén JapaneseJapanese person or people
- 日本海 Rìběn Hǎi Sea of Japan
- 日本银行 Rìběn Yínháng Bank of Japan
- 日本电报电话公司 Rìběn Diànbào Diànhuà Gōngsī NTTNippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT)
- 日本原子能研究所 Rìběn Yuánzǐ Néng Yánjiūsuǒ JAERIJapan Atomic Energy Research Institute
- 日本国志 Rìběn Guózhì Record of JapanA Record of Japan, an extended analysis of Meiji Japan by Huang Zunxian
- 日本天皇 Rìběntiānhuáng Emperor of Japanthe Emperor of Japan
- 日本学 Rìběnxué Japanology
- 日本放送协会 Rìběn Fàngsòng Xiéhuì NHKNHK (Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai), Japanese national broadcasting company
- 日本松雀鹰 Rìběnsōngquèyīng Japanese sparrowhawk(bird species of China) Japanese sparrowhawk (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 of China) Japanese robin (Larvivora akahige)
- 日本沼虾 Rìběnzhǎoxiā oriental river prawnoriental river prawn (Macrobrachium nipponense), a species of freshwater shrimp, also called the qingxia ([[青虾|青蝦|qing1 xia1]])
- 日本经济新闻 Rìběn Jīngjì Xīnwén Nikkei ShimbunNikkei Shimbun, the Japanese equivalent of the Financial Times
- 日本绣眼鸟 Rìběnxiùyǎnniǎo warbling white-eye(bird species of China) warbling white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
- 日本脑炎 Rìběnnǎoyán Japanese encephalitis
- 日本航空 Rìběn Hángkōng Japan AirlinesJapan Airlines (JAL)
- 日本豆腐 Rìběndòufu egg tofuEgg tofu; a Japanese egg-based delicacy with a smooth, silken texture similar to tofu.
- 日本鬼子 Rìběnguǐzi Japanese devilJapanese devil (common term of abuse in wartime China and in subsequent writing)
- 日本鹌鹑 Rìběn'ānchún Japanese quailJapanese quail (Coturnix japonica), a bird species found in China and other parts of East Asia.
- 日本鹡鸰 Rìběnjílíng Japanese wagtailJapanese wagtail (Motacilla grandis)
- 日本黑道 Rìběn Hēidào YakuzaYakuza (Japanese mafia)
- 小日本 xiǎo Rìběn Japa derogatory and offensive term used to refer to a Japanese person or Japan
- 精神日本人 jīngshén Rìběnrén Japanophile(neologism) (derogatory) a person of Chinese descent who strongly identifies as or admires Japan, especially WWII-era militarism
- 日本书纪 Rìběnshūjì Nihon ShokiNihonshoki or Chronicles of Japan (c. 720), a classic book of Japanese mythology and history.
- 日本共同社 Rìběn Gòngtóngshè Kyōdō NewsKyōdō, a Japanese news agency
- 日本刀 Rìběndāo katanaJapanese sword; katana
- 日本制 Rìběnzhì made in Japanreferring to products or goods manufactured in Japan.
- 日本叉尾海燕 Rìběnchāwěihǎiyàn Matsudaira's storm petrel(bird species of China) Matsudaira's storm petrel (Hydrobates matsudairae)