JAPAN
Scrabble letter values: J8A1P3A1N1 = 14
Definition
- verb coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan.
- 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. — synonyms: Japanese_Islands, Japanese_Archipelago
- noun a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago. — synonyms: Nippon, Nihon
- noun lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer.
- noun lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient.
Examples
- “a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building”