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Dictionary definition for: Japan

1. (n) 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. (v) coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan

3. (n) a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building

4. (n) lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer

5. (n) lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient

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