japan

/dʒəpˈæn/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

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

Synonyms for japan

• Japanese Islands
• Japanese Archipelago
• Nippon
• Nihon

Words that rhyme with japan

• man
• ban
• scan
• can
• fan
• pan
• plan
• span
• afghan
• tan
• van
• divan
• nan
• caravan
• middleman
• rattan
• bran
• caftan
• cyan
• deadpan
• merman
• oilman
• sedan
• strongman
• suntan
• turbofan
• anchorman
• assemblyman
• batman
• bedpan