how to pronounce japon

/ʒa.pɔ̃/

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the above transcription of japon is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

japon is pronounced in two syllables

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ɔ̃

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An example use of japon in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… avait une guerre et le japon a dit ok je …”

meanings of japon

noun:

Japanese porcelain.
Japanware.

name:

Japan.

japon frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word japon occurs in french on average 52.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.