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adjective ja·pan \jə-ˈpan\
Definition of JAPAN
: of, relating to, or originating in Japan : of a kind or style characteristic of Japanese workmanship
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First Known Use of JAPAN
1673
Rhymes with JAPAN
adman, Afghan, aidman, ape-man, Bataan, bedpan, best man, Bhutan, birdman, boardman, boss man, brainpan, brogan, caftan, caiman, cancan, capstan, captan, caveman, chessman, claypan, clubman, Cohan, cooncan, corban, cowman, Cruzan, C-Span, cyan, deadman, deadpan, deskman, dishpan, divan, doorman, dustpan, fan-tan, Fezzan, fibranne, flight plan, flyman, FORTRAN, freedman, freeman, frogman, gagman, game plan, glucan, G-man, Greenspan, hardpan, headman, he-man, iceman, inspan, Iran, Japan, jazzman, Kazan, kneepan, Koran, Kurgan, leadman, liege man, life span, liftman, loran, madman, main man, Malan, Mandan, man's man, mailman, merman, Milan, milkman, newsman, oilcan, oilman, oil pan, old man, one-man, pavane, pecan, plowman, point man, postman, Poznan, preman, pressman, propman, Queen Anne, ragman, rattan, reedman, reman, rodman, routeman, Saipan, salt pan, sampan, sandman, saucepan, schoolman, sea fan, sedan, sideman, snowman, soundman, soutane, spaceman, Spokane, spray can, stewpan, stickman, stockman, straight man, straw man, strongman, stuntman, Sudan, suntan, T-man, TACAN, taipan, test ban, tin can, tisane, toucan, trainman, trashman, trepan, triptan, Tristan, tube pan, unman, vegan, Walkman, weight man, wingspan, wise man, yardman, yes-man
2japan
noun
Definition of JAPAN
1
a : any of several varnishes yielding a hard brilliant finish b : a hard dark coating containing asphalt and a drier that is used especially on metal and fixed by heating —called also japan black
2
: work (as lacquer ware) finished and decorated in the Japanese manner
First Known Use of JAPAN
1688
3japan
verb
ja·pannedja·pan·ning
Definition of JAPAN
transitive verb
1
: to cover with or as if with a coat of japan
2
: to give a high gloss to
— ja·pan·ner noun
First Known Use of JAPAN
1703
Japan
geographical name Ja·pan \jə-ˈpan, ja-\
Definition of JAPAN
country E Asia comprising Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku, & other islands in the W Pacific; a constitutional monarchy ∗ Tokyo area 143,619 square miles (371,973 square kilometers), pop 127,756,815
Variants of JAPAN
Ja·pan or Japanese Nip·pon \ni-ˈpän, nē-ˈpȯⁿ\ or Ni·hon \nē-ˈhȯn\
Rhymes with JAPAN
adman, Afghan, aidman, ape-man, Bataan, bedpan, best man, Bhutan, birdman, boardman, boss man, brainpan, brogan, caftan, caiman, cancan, capstan, captan, caveman, chessman, claypan, clubman, Cohan, cooncan, corban, cowman, Cruzan, C-Span, cyan, deadman, deadpan, deskman, dishpan, divan, doorman, dustpan, fan-tan, Fezzan, fibranne, flight plan, flyman, FORTRAN, freedman, freeman, frogman, gagman, game plan, glucan, G-man, Greenspan, hardpan, headman, he-man, iceman, inspan, Iran, japan, jazzman, Kazan, kneepan, Koran, Kurgan, leadman, liege man, life span, liftman, loran, madman, main man, Malan, Mandan, man's man, mailman, merman, Milan, milkman, newsman, oilcan, oilman, oil pan, old man, one-man, pavane, pecan, plowman, point man, postman, Poznan, preman, pressman, propman, Queen Anne, ragman, rattan, reedman, reman, rodman, routeman, Saipan, salt pan, sampan, sandman, saucepan, schoolman, sea fan, sedan, sideman, snowman, soundman, soutane, spaceman, Spokane, spray can, stewpan, stickman, stockman, straight man, straw man, strongman, stuntman, Sudan, suntan, T-man, TACAN, taipan, test ban, tin can, tisane, toucan, trainman, trashman, trepan, triptan, Tristan, tube pan, unman, vegan, Walkman, weight man, wingspan, wise man, yardman, yes-man
JAPAN Defined for Kids
Japan
geographical name Ja·pan \jə-ˈpan, ji-, ja-\
Definition of JAPAN for Kids
country E Asia made up of islands in the W Pacific; capital, Tokyo
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