Definition of japan

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • japan is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
  • japan is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
  • japan is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 18

Definition of japan


  • a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. nihon
    2. nippon
  • 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 (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. japanese archipelago
    2. japanese islands
  • coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan (verb)
  • 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 (noun)

See definition of japan in Merriam Webster