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What does japan mean? Is japan a Scrabble word?

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Is japan a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word japan is a Scrabble US word. The word japan is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

J8A1P3A1N1

Is japan a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word japan is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

J8A1P3A1N1

Is japan a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word japan is a Words With Friends word. The word japan is worth 18 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

J10A1P4A1N2

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5-letter words (1 found)

JAPAN,

4-letter words (3 found)

JAAP,NAPA,PAAN,

3-letter words (4 found)

ANA,JAP,NAP,PAN,

2-letter words (5 found)

AA,AN,JA,NA,PA,

You can make 13 words from japan according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of japan

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Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word japan. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in japan.

Definitions and meaning of japan

japan

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

Source: wiktionary.org