Nisshin
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Nisshin, Nissin in Japanese
may refer to:
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
may refer to:
Geography
- 日進市: Nisshin, AichiNisshin, Aichiis a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.As of July 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 83,120, with 32,471 households and a population density of 2,381.66 persons per km². Its total area is 34.90 km².The city was founded on October 1, 1994....
, a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, near the city of Nagoya - 日進村: Nisshin, Saitama, a former town that is now Kita ward of the city of Saitama, Saitama
日清
- Nissin Foods, worldwide instant ramen maker
- Nissin Healthcare Food Service Co., Ltd.
- Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.
- Nisshin OilliO Group, Ltd.
- Nisshinbo Industries, Inc., maker of car brakes
- Nissin Confectionery Co., Ltd.
日信
- Nissin Kogyo, maker of car brakes, a Honda keiretsu company
- Short for Nihon Shingo, maker of traffic lights and vending machines
Other
- 日親: Nisshin (monk), (1407-1488)
- 日真: the name of several monks of Nichiren BuddhismNichiren BuddhismNichiren Buddhism is a branch of Mahāyāna Buddhism based on the teachings of the 13th century Japanese monk Nichiren...
and Nichiren ShoshuNichiren ShoshuNichiren Shōshū is a branch of Nichiren Buddhism based on the teachings of the 13th-century Japanese monk Nichiren . Nichiren Shōshū claims Nichiren as its founder through his disciple Nikkō , the founder of the school's Head Temple Taiseki-ji... - 日進: name given to several ships of the Imperial Japanese NavyImperial Japanese NavyThe Imperial Japanese Navy was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1869 until 1947, when it was dissolved following Japan's constitutional renunciation of the use of force as a means of settling international disputes...
, including:- Japanese cruiser NisshinJapanese cruiser Nisshin, also transliterated as Nissin, was a armored cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy designed and built by Ansaldo in Genoa Italy, where the type was known as the . Designed as a cross between a battleship and a cruiser, but with a very small displacement, it had the ability to stand in the line...
that served in the Battle of Tsushima - Japanese seaplane carrier NisshinJapanese seaplane carrier NisshinNisshin was a seaplane carrier of the Japanese Imperial Navy during World War II. The ship was built at Kure Naval Arsenal from 1938 to 1942.- Design :...
that was sunk in the Bougainville Strait in July 1943 - Nisshin (Japanese warship), warship launched in 1869
- Japanese cruiser Nisshin
See also
- 日新丸: Nisshin MaruNisshin MaruThe 23-year-old, 8,030-ton vessel is the primary research vessel of the Japanese whaling fleet. It is a converted stern trawler and is the world's only whale factory ship. It is also the largest member, and flagship of the seven-member whaling fleet, headed by research leader Shigetoshi Nishiwaki,...
, a Japanese whaling ship that was targeted by activist group Sea Shepherd in February 2007