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 world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building

• 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

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  Japan , Nippon , Nihon , Japanese Islands , Japanese Archipelago