NipponeseyoudaoicibaDictYouDict[Nipponese 词源字典]
"Japanese," 1859, from Nippon, Japanese word for "Japan," from ni(chi) "the sun" + pon, hon "source," which is said to be from Chinese for "rising sun-place." Derisive slang shortening Nip attested from 1942.[Nipponese etymology, Nipponese origin, 英语词源]