What is "japan" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does japan mean in English? Meaning of japan definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "japan" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "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

Noun

  • Meaning: 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
  • Synonyms: japan japanese archipelago japanese islands
  • Instance Hypernyms: archipelago
  • Part Holonyms: ezo hokkaido hondo honshu kyushu osaka bay shikoku yezo
  • Meaning of "japan": coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan

    Verb

  • Meaning: coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan
  • Synonyms: japan
  • Hypernyms: lacquer
  • Meaning of "japan": a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building

    Noun

  • Meaning: a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building
  • Synonyms: japan nihon nippon
  • Instance Hypernyms: asian country asian nation
  • Part Holonyms: asahikawa asama capital of japan edo fuji fuji-san fujinoyama fujiyama fukuoka iwo jima japanese capital kammon strait bridge kitakyushu kyoto mount asama mount fuji nagano nagasaki nagoya naha city omiya osaka ryukyu islands sapporo tokio tokyo toyohashi toyonaki toyota volcano islands yeddo yedo yokohama
  • Member Holonyms: japanese nipponese
  • Meaning of "japan": lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer

    Noun

  • Meaning: lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer
  • Synonyms: japan
  • Hypernyms: lacquerware
  • Meaning of "japan": lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient

    Noun

  • Meaning: lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient
  • Synonyms: japan
  • Hypernyms: lacquer
  • Synonyms:

    glaze, varnish, lacquer, stain, coating, finish, gloss, polish, veneer, topcoat, cloisonné, gild, lacquer, finish, polish, enamel, wash, coat, gloss, cover, surface, luster, paint, glaze, decorate, wax, adorn, shellac, veneer,

    Antonyms:

    dullness, uncover, strip, dull, reveal,

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