I was considering this word 'ippu' 2 syllables in English as a brand name - no
meaning as far as I know but there were vague references online to Japan.
Anyone heard that word before?
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Is Ippu a Japanese word or cultural reference?
_Ippu_ can indeed seem like a
[Romanized](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization_of_Japanese) Japanese
word (i.e., a Japanese word written in Latin alphabet).

  * **一風** ( _ippu_ , literally "one wind" or "one style"): 
    * An adverb that means "in a way", "somehow (different)", etc. (Usually used with 変わった)
    * Used in some Japanese proper names. For example it is used as part of [一風堂](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ippudo), a ramen restaurant chain. 堂 ( _do_ ) is a suffix for stores.
  * **一封** ( _ippu_ , literally "one seal", "one envelope"): 
    * Used to refer to money or a document sealed in an envelope.

一風 is actively used as a brand name (or as part of a brand name) in Japan. As
a native Japanese speaker, if I saw 'ippu' on the street outside Japan, I
would suspect it is perhaps related to Japan. (But I also know a coincidence
like this happens often.)
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