japan

English Online Dictionary. What means japan‎? What does japan mean?

English

Etymology

From Japan, due to this varnishing process being an imitation of East Asian processes. Sense “to ordain” in reference to the black clothes worn by the clergy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəˈpæn/
• Rhymes: -æn

Noun

japan (countable and uncountable, plural japans)

1. A hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt.

   Coordinate term: ebonization
2. Lacquerware.

Verb

japan (third-person singular simple present japans, present participle japanning, simple past and past participle japanned)

1. (transitive) To varnish with japan.

   Coordinate term: ebonize
2. (UK, slang, transitive, obsolete, religion) To ordain.

Translations

References

• “japan”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary

Swedish

Etymology

Japan +‎ -an

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaˈpɑːn/

Noun

japan c

1. A person from Japan.

Declension

Related terms

• japanska