Synonyms for japan

Noun

1. Japan, Japanese Islands, Japanese Archipelago, archipelago

usage: a string of more than 3,000 islands east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean

2. Japan, Nippon, Nihon, Asian country, Asian nation

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

3. japan, lacquerware

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

4. japan, lacquer

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

Verb

1. japan, lacquer

usage: coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan