Nikon in Chinese

尼康

Ní kāng

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Nikon is phonetically rendered as 尼康 (Ní kāng) in Chinese. 尼 is a phonetic syllable and 康 means 'health/prosperity'. The name comes from Nippon Kōgaku K.K. (Japan Optical Industries). Nikon has been a leading camera manufacturer since 1917 and supplied optics for the Apollo moon landings.

Character-by-character pronunciation

尼Ní
康kāng

尼康 uses 2 characters to represent the brand name in Chinese. Each character contributes to the phonetic or semantic rendering.

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