American English pronunciation

How to pronounce japan

IPA transcription: [dʒə'pæn]

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Noun

  • 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

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

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

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

Verb

  • coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan

Usage examples

  • Japanese culture is incredibly addictive, their buildings look amazing.
  • A Japanese-American who is Sleepy's partner.
  • She also hosts a weekly radio show in Japan.
  • He returned to Japan by way of the United States.
  • A man in a blue shirt riding a motorcycle in Japan.
  • She refuses, not wishing to be a puppet monarch of the Japanese.
  • Reproductions of the "Wakan Sansai Zue" are still in print in Japan.
  • The Japanese domestic market had a large range of Starions to choose from.
  • Within two weeks the album was number three on the Japanese album charts.
  • He was the President of Aspen Japan.