Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To varnish (something) with japan.

    Japan

    coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan

  2. (UK, obsolete, slang, transitive)To ordain (someone).

Examples

1937 sentences
  1. When did you come to Japan?

    Коли ти приїхав до Японії? — deniko

    ruКогда ты прилетел в Японию? — paul_lingvo

    deWann bist du nach Japan gekommen? — MUIRIEL

  2. Tom wants to go to Japan.

    Том хоче поїхати до Японії. — deniko

    ruТом хочет поехать в Японию. — nami

    deTom will nach Japan gehen. — MUIRIEL

  3. The news spread all over Japan.

    Новина поширилася на всю Японію. — deniko

    ruНовость распространилась по всей Японии. — odexed

    deDie Nachricht verbreitete sich über ganz Japan. — Yorwba

  4. These cars are made in Japan.

    Ці машини зроблені в Японії. — deniko

    ruЭти машины сделаны в Японии. — corvard

    deDiese Autos werden in Japan hergestellt. — Felixjp

  5. This is the flag of Japan.

    Це прапор Японії. — brambury

    ruЭто японский флаг. — marafon

Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to varnish (something) with japan:

Origin

From Japan, due to this varnishing process being an imitation of East Asian processes. Sen

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.

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Forms

japans, japanning, japanned, japanned
Base formjapan · to japan
3rd person singularjapans
Present participlejapanning
Past simplejapanned
Past participlejapanned

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyjapan
he, she, itjapans

Past simpleLesson

all personsjapanned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave japanned
he, she, ithas japanned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill japan

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
japan — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto