<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces.</li><li>Work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner.</li><li>Japans, a variety of decorative motifs or patterns derived from Asian sources, used on English porcelain of the 18th and 19th centuries.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Of or relating to Japan.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(Used with object)<ul><li>Ja·panned, ja·pan·ning.</li><li>To varnish with Japan; lacquer.</li><li>To coat with any material that gives a hard, black gloss.</li></ul></li></ul>