Google translate says 日本語 means Japanese.
It also says:
- 語 means "word"
- 本 means "this"
- 日 means "day"
So how do you get "Japanese" out of these three kanji?
If you look at the Japanese Flag ,you will notice there is a big red circle. That is a sun. The sun is a very important object in Japanese folklore. Another thing is that 日本語 refers to the Japanese language which we often just refer to as Japanese