1. (noun)Japan, Japanese Islands, Japanese Archipelago 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
2. (noun)Japan, Nippon, Nihon a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building
3. (noun)japan lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer
4. (verb)japan lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient
5. (verb)japan coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan