Elements with names from Japanese

Nihonium (Nh, element 113) was the first element to be discovered in East Asia, synthesised at the RIKEN laboratory and named after Nihon, one of the Japanese names for Japan.

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No.	Symbol	Element	Original word	Meaning	Name source	Named by
113	Nh	Nihonium	Nihon	Japan	Place	RIKEN

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