Japan in Hebrew is יַפָּן (yapán).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
In English
Japan
/d͡ʒəˈpæn/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for Japan as a name.
a country in East Asia
- יַפָּןיפןyapánfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
These words come before and after Japan in the list.
These are the questions people ask about Japan in Hebrew.
How do you say Japan in Hebrew?
Japan in Hebrew is יַפָּן, said yapán. Without vowel points it is written יפן.
Is יפן masculine or feminine?
The word יפן is feminine.
How is Japan pronounced in English?
Japan is pronounced /d͡ʒəˈpæn/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry Japan and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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