japan

japan is a 5-letter English word with 9 senses as noun, adjective, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner; also, the varnish or lacquer used in japanning. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 18 · 9 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner; also, the varnish or lacquer used in japanning.
2. adjective. Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that country; as, Japan ware.
3. transitive verb. To cover with a coat of hard, brilliant varnish, in the manner of the Japanese; to lacquer.
4. transitive verb. To give a glossy black to, as shoes.
5. noun. lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient
6. noun. lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer
7. 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
8. noun. a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building

   Synonyms: nihon, nippon

9. verb. coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan

Synonyms

nihon, nippon

Common word forms

japans, japanize, japanned, japanner, japanning

Words from these letters

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