japon
French, noun\ʒa.pɔ̃\
japon is spelled J-A-P-O-N (5 letters) and appears 48 times per million words in written French, the 1,739th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Japon is a French masculine noun meaning “japanware” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Porcelaine importée du Japon”.
What does japon mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinejapanware
- 2
masculineJapanese porcelain
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Porcelaine importée du Japon. 2. Washi. 3. Papier blanc extrêmement léger et résistant.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of japon
- japons plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce japon?
- \ʒa.pɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to japon
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is japon in French?
japon appears 48 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).