japan

noun

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

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

a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago

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

verb

coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan

Roots

japanjapan- · Eponym · Japan (lacquerware)

Words related to japan

japanizev kibei kobang sakai gaijin koji makunouchi issei japn sansei shojin prefecturen imari nisein fujin chanoyun japonaiserie norimon koban roji shubunkin lacquerwaren kikumon samurain yuko meishi torii soroban prefecturaladj zaikai

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