The Japanese word for China is Chūgoku (traditional Japanese). Find more words regarding China with their translations in Japanese in the following table.
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| Romanji | Kanji | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| China ちゅうごく | Chūgoku | 中国 | |
| People’s Republic of China 中華人民共和国 | Chūkajinminkyōwakoku | 中華人民共和国 | |
| Ancient China しんたん | Shintan | 震旦 | |
| Chinese person ちゅうごくじん | Chūgokujin | 中国人 | |
| Chinese language ちゅうごくご | Chūgokugo | 中国語 | |
| Chinese food ちゅうかりょうり | Chūkaryōri | 中華料理 | |
| Chinese restaurant ちゅうかりょうりてん | Chūkaryōri-ten | 中華料理店 | |
| Beijing ペキン | Pekin | 北京 | |
| Shanghai しゃんはい | Shanhai | 上海 |
Interesting facts about China and Japan
China is Japan’s largest trading partner as China imported $146 billion US worth of Japanese goods in 2020, while Japan is China’s second largest trading partner and imported $151 billion US worth of Chinese goods in that same year.