japan
1. [ noun ] (geography) a string of more than 3,000 islands east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean
Synonyms: Japanese_Archipelago Japanese_Islands
Related terms: archipelago Pacific Shikoku Honshu Kyushu osaka_bay Hokkaido
2. [ noun ] (government,geography) a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building
Synonyms: Nihon Nippon
Related terms: Asian_country Japanese Asia Tokyo Osaka nagoya Kyoto Fukuoka Ryukyu_Islands asama Kammon_Strait_Bridge omiya volcano_islands nagano Naha_City Kitakyushu Nagasaki Sapporo asahikawa iwo_jima yokohama Fuji Far_East sushi kamikaze Japanese Ryukyuan sukiyaki chanoyu sashimi ninjitsu acupressure tempura sake futon yakuza diet jujitsu koto_player aum chukaku-ha anti-imperialist_international_brigade go esaki prefecture ozawa sumo_wrestler shoji karate Shingon origami kamikaze shogi yakuza harakiri
3. [ noun ] lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer
Related terms: lacquerware
4. [ verb ] coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan
Related terms: lacquer lacquer handicraft
5. [ noun ] lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient
Related terms: lacquer
Similar spelling:   javan