Japan

US /dʒəˈpæn/

UK /dʒəˈpæn/

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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 string of more than islands to the east of Asia

verb

  • Coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan