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[–] datelmd5sum 43 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Japan is Japan everywhere except Japan.

[–] FauxPseudo 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Everyone uses the name that China used. I guess that's the benefit and downside of only having one neighbor.

[–] FauxPseudo 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This caused me to think about upside versus downside and benefit versus some word that isn't anti-benefit, unbenefit, abenefit, ilbenefit, irbenefit, imbenefit, inbenefit, debenefit, disbenefit. There is no etymological related antonym to benefit.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

malefit?

[–] FauxPseudo 2 points 2 months ago

I like the way you think

[–] norimee 3 points 2 months ago

Yeah but Nippon is reaaally close to the word.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

The only exception I could find is that Japan is 'Japon' in Bambara.