how to pronounce japan

/dʒəˈpæn/

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japan is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of japan in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… with this idea that japan is going to …”

meanings of japan

noun:

A hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt.
Lacquerware.

name:

An island nation in the Pacific Ocean, located to the east of China, Korea and Russia.

verb:

To varnish with japan.

japan frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word japan occurs in english on average 36.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.