1. (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

• japanese archipelago
• japanese islands

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

• nihon
• nippon

1. (verb) coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan

• handicraft

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

• japanese
• nipponese

1. (noun) lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer

• lacquerware

2. (noun) lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient

• lacquer

3. (verb) coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan

• lacquer