Japan
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- proper noun
- /dʒəˈpæn/
:
Japón
- In Japan, the cherry blossoms bloom beautifully every spring, attracting tourists from around the world.
- come from Japan
- Tokyo, Japan
- Japan and China
Foreign banks now began to loan Japan much needed cash as well.
- Foreign banks now began to loan Japan much needed cash as well.
- We can export to China, to Japan, to Canada.
- Japanese fans, if you're in Japan, do it up.
- All right, So you then go to Japan, right?
- See what's on in Netflix Japan, for example.
- He said Germany and Japan lost the war.
- There is a perception that Japan is turning right.
- It says, I, I publish Tetris in Japan for the Nintendo machine.
- So what Japan did was they lend it out.
Examples
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That was in Japan.
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We are here in Tokyo, Japan, and we're thrifting.
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I bought these also in Japan last year.
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I forgot that we even went to Japan twice.
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So my my first goal is to go to Japan again for three months.
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We're in Japan, it's the most amazing country.
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For these reasons, developments in Japan matter for global markets.
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I'm meeting them in Japan.
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I was born in Japan, at a military base in Okinawa.
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They'd ask me things like if I liked Japan, and I'd say yes.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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The official Japanese name for Japan used often in formal situations
Compounds
- Specialized
A climbing Asian vine with bright orange berries often grown in gardens
- Specialized
A tall tree from Japan and China with soft, strong wood used for furniture and building
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A warm ocean current that flows northeast from the coast of Japan into the northern Pacific
- Archaic
A yellowish wax from the berries of some sumac trees used in polishes and candles
A day marking the end of fighting between Japan and other countries in World War II
Surface Forms
Etymology
Japan comes from the country's own names Nihon or Nippon, which mean 'origin of the sun'. So Japan is often called the 'land of the rising sun', a simple image that helps you remember the country and its location to the east.