japan

ja-pan · proper_noun

imported

Definitions

proper_noun

  1. 1.

    An island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean.

  2. 2.

    A hard, dark lacquer or varnish originally from Japan.

  3. 3.

    Work decorated with this lacquer.

Related words

See also: Tokyo, japanese

Etymology

From Malay Japang, from Chinese Rìběn (日本, "origin of the sun"), the Chinese name for Japan. The Japanese name is Nihon or Nippon.