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  2. Names of Japan - Wikipedia

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    In the 16th century in Malacca, Portuguese traders first heard from Malay and Indonesian the names Jepang, Jipang, and Jepun. [7] In 1577 it was first recorded in English, spelled Giapan . [ 7 ] At the end of the 16th century, Portuguese missionaries came to coastal islands of Japan and created brief grammars and dictionaries of Middle Japanese ...

  3. List of English words of Malay origin - Wikipedia

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    from Portuguese Japão or Dutch Japan, acquired from Malay Jepun, itself originated from a Chinese dialect as Jih Pun, literally 'origin of sun'. First known use in English was in the 1570s. [57] Junk (type of boat)

  4. Housing in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Danchi (団地, lit. "group land") is the Japanese word for a large cluster of apartment buildings of a particular style and design, typically built as public housing by a government authority.

  5. Japanese language - Wikipedia

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    すべて Subete の no 人間 ningen は、 wa, 生まれながら umarenagara に ni して shite 自由 jiyū で de あり、 ari, かつ、 katsu, 尊厳 songen と to 権利 kenri と to に ni ついて tsuite 平等 byōdō で de ある。 aru. 人間 Ningen は、 wa, 理性 risei と to 良心 ryōshin と to を o 授けられて sazukerarete おり、 ori, 互い tagai に ni ...

  6. List of Japanese typographic symbols - Wikipedia

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    JIS X 0208 JIS X 0213 Unicode Name(s) Usage 々: 2139: 1-1-25: 3005: noma (ノマ) kuma (クマ) kurikaeshi (繰り返し) dō no jiten (同の字点). Kanji iteration mark.For example, 様様 could be written 様々.

  7. Mat Kilau - Wikipedia

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    Muhammad Kilau bin Rasu [1] [2] (Jawi: محمد كيلاو بن راسو; 1866/67 – 16 August 1970) popularly known as 'Mat Kilau', or alternatively known as Mohamed bin Ibrahim or 'Mat Siam', [3] was a local chieftain and folk hero from Pahang, Malaysia, best known for his role in the Pahang Uprising (1891–1895) against the British Empire.

  8. Rumah - Wikipedia

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    Rumah means "house" or "home" both in the Indonesian language and Bahasa Melayu. It may also refer to: Rumah Gadang, the traditional house of Minangkabau people, Indonesia; Rumah Lanting, the traditional house of Kalimantan, Indonesia; Rumah, Riyadh, a governorate and city in Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia; Rumah, a weekly Indonesian house tabloid

  9. Sandakan Japanese Cemetery - Wikipedia

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    Sandakan Japanese Cemetery (Japanese: サンダカン日本墓地; Malay: Tanah Perkuburan Jepun Sandakan) is an old graveyard in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia.Located on a hill about 2 kilometres from the town's central business district, it is a cemetery where the remains are buried of many Japanese female prostitutes called Karayuki-san from poverty-stricken agricultural prefectures in Japan ...