japan

See also: japán, Japan, and Japán

English

Sign advertising a japanned toilet stand

Etymology

• From Japan, due to this varnishing process being an imitation of East Asian processes.
• (to ordain): In reference to the black clothes worn by the clergy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒəˈpæn/

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• Rhymes: -æn

Noun

japan (countable and uncountable, plural japans)

1. A hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt.
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.
2. (Britain, slang, transitive, obsolete, religion) To ordain.
   • 1826, George Colman, The Connoisseur (page 179)

     Jack, hearing that I was in this part of the world, sent me a very hearty letter, informing me, that he had been double-japanned (as he called it) about a year ago, and was the present incumbent of — […]

Translations

to varnish with japan

• Dutch: japan
• French: japon (fr) m
• Irish: seapán

• Javanese: jepang
• Swedish: japanera (sv)

References

• japan at OneLook Dictionary Search
• 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary

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Swedish

Etymology

Japan +‎ -an

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaˈpɑːn/

Noun

japan c

1. A person from Japan.

Declension

Declension of japan
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	japan	japanen	japaner	japanerna
Genitive	japans	japanens	japaners	japanernas

Related terms

• japanska