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japan

/d͡ʒəˈpæn/noun, verb2 syllables

Japan means: 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 for japan4

noun, as in 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

Japanese Islands, Japanese Archipelago

noun, as in a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building

Nippon, Nihon

What does japan mean?5

noun

1

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

2

a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building

3

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

4

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

verb

1

coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with japan?25

two syllables

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All 25 rhymes for japan, grouped by syllable

Japan in a sentence

  • Japan is, as it were, his second home.CM
  • Japan, for the most part, is a lovely place to live in.unknown
  • Japan is an island country, and it consists of four main islands.unknown
  • Japan, for the most part, is a lovely place to live.CN
  • Japan, for the most part, is a good place to live.CN
  • Japan is a small country, but the people there are very intense and creative.nonong
  • Japan today is not what it was even ten years ago.CM
  • Japan consists of four main islands and many other smaller islands.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of japan

as a noun

plural
japans

as a verb

third-person singular
japans
present participle
japanning
past participle
japanned
past tense
japanned