Australian English Meaning of japan

Japan

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Definitions and Meaning of japan in English

Wordnet

japan (n)

a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean

a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building

lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer

lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient

Wordnet

japan (v)

coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan

Webster

japan (n.)

Work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner; also, the varnish or lacquer used in japanning.

Webster

japan (a.)

Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that country; as, ware.

Webster

japan (v. t.)

To cover with a coat of hard, brilliant varnish, in the manner of the Japanese; to lacquer.

To give a glossy black to, as shoes.

FAQs About the word japan

Japan

a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean, a constitutional monarchy

buff,Coat,glaze,Gloss,Lacquer,polish,Rub,shine,smooth,varnish

rough (up),Frill,roughen,scuff (up)

jap clover => Japanese clover, jap => Jap, janus-headed => two-faced, janus-faced => two-faced, janus => Janus,