japan
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
Definition categories: location
2. a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building
Similar word(s): nippon
Definition categories: location
3. lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer
Definition categories: man–made, lacquerware
4. lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient
Definition categories: man–made, lacquer