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PRONUNCIATION OF JAPANNING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JAPANNING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Japanning is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb japanning in English.

WHAT DOES JAPANNING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

japanning

Japanning

Japanning describes the European imitation of Asian lacquerwork, originally used on furniture. The word originated in the 17th century.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO JAPANNING

PRESENT

Present
I japan
you japan
he/she/it japans
we japan
you japan
they japan
Present continuous
I am japanning
you are japanning
he/she/it is japanning
we are japanning
you are japanning
they are japanning
Present perfect
I have japanned
you have japanned
he/she/it has japanned
we have japanned
you have japanned
they have japanned
Present perfect continuous
I have been japanning
you have been japanning
he/she/it has been japanning
we have been japanning
you have been japanning
they have been japanning
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I japanned
you japanned
he/she/it japanned
we japanned
you japanned
they japanned
Past continuous
I was japanning
you were japanning
he/she/it was japanning
we were japanning
you were japanning
they were japanning
Past perfect
I had japanned
you had japanned
he/she/it had japanned
we had japanned
you had japanned
they had japanned
Past perfect continuous
I had been japanning
you had been japanning
he/she/it had been japanning
we had been japanning
you had been japanning
they had been japanning
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will japan
you will japan
he/she/it will japan
we will japan
you will japan
they will japan
Future continuous
I will be japanning
you will be japanning
he/she/it will be japanning
we will be japanning
you will be japanning
they will be japanning
Future perfect
I will have japanned
you will have japanned
he/she/it will have japanned
we will have japanned
you will have japanned
they will have japanned
Future perfect continuous
I will have been japanning
you will have been japanning
he/she/it will have been japanning
we will have been japanning
you will have been japanning
they will have been japanning
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would japanning
you would japanning
he/she/it would japanning
we would japanning
you would japanning
they would japanning
Conditional continuous
I would be japanning
you would be japanning
he/she/it would be japanning
we would be japanning
you would be japanning
they would be japanning
Conditional perfect
I would have japanning
you would have japanning
he/she/it would have japanning
we would have japanning
you would have japanning
they would have japanning
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been japanning
you would have been japanning
he/she/it would have been japanning
we would have been japanning
you would have been japanning
they would have been japanning
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you japan
we let´s japan
you japan
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to japan
Past participle
japanned
Present Participle
japanning
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JAPANNING

japanize
japanned
japanner
jape
japer
Japheth
Japhetic
japing
japingly
Japlish
japonaiserie
japonica
Jaques-Dalcroze
jar
jararaca
jarful
jargon
jargoneer
jargonel
jargonisation

WORDS THAT END LIKE JAPANNING

award-winning
banning
beginning
canning
caravanning
cleaning
cunning
fanning
free-running
inning
Manning
planning
running
scanning
spanning
spinning
stunning
tanning
thinning
up and running
winning

Synonyms and antonyms of japanning in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «japanning» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JAPANNING

Find out the translation of japanning to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of japanning from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «japanning» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

涂漆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Japanning
570 millions of speakers

English

japanning
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

japanning
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الدهان بورنيش الكوبال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

japanning
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Japanning
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

japanning
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

japanning
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Japanning
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

japanning
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

japanning
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Japanning
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

japanning
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

japanning
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जॅपिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Japanning
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

japanning
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lakierowania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

japanning
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

japanning
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

japanning
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

japanning
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

japanning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

japanning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of japanning

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JAPANNING»

The term «japanning» is normally little used and occupies the 141.894 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «japanning» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of japanning
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «japanning».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JAPANNING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «japanning» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «japanning» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about japanning

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JAPANNING»

Discover the use of japanning in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to japanning and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Lacquer: Technology and Conservation : a Comprehensive Guide ...
One must rely on historical texts and analyses of existing works of art. Few texts were written in the early days of japanning in the sixteenth century. A few appeared in the seventeenth century and by the eighteenth century a number of volumes ...
Marianne Webb, 2000
2
Handbook on Japanning: 2nd Edition For Ironware, Tinware, ...
This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS.
William N. Brown, 2012
3
Antique Trader Tools Price Guide
$264 Wood scraper. Stanley No. 81, Sweet Hart, original box, Ƥne .......................... ...$467 Wooden bottom plane. Bailey No. 5, Boston, smoother, type 1, banjo-lever cap, japanning 55%, good .
Clarence Blanchard, 2010
4
A Handbook of Japanning for Ironware, Tinewae , Wood, Etc
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
William N. Brown, 2009
5
Wood Coatings: Theory and Practice
Conservation treatments recommended for Asian lacquer are often inappropriate for japanning. In no case should urushi be used to restore European japanning. Information on the conservation of Oriental lacquer can be found in section 16.8.
Franco Bulian, Jon Graystone, 2009
6
Conservation of Furniture
Conservation treatments recom- mended for Asian lacquer are often inappro- priate for japanning. In no case should urushi be used to restore European japanning. Information on the conservation of Oriental lacquer can be found in section ...
Shayne Rivers, Nick Umney, 2007
7
Performing China: Virtue, Commerce, and Orientalism in ...
As discussed in the preceding chapter, the popularity of lacquer panels in the 1670s and early 1680s spurred an English japanning trade that strove to emulate the superior artisanship of China and Japan. In fact, the desirability of relatively ...
Chi-ming Yang, 2011
8
Warman's Tools Field Guide
25, block, prelateral, solid cap, adjuster nut, traces of original finish, japanning 90 %, good+ ................................................$275 ... bottom plane. Stanley No. 26, jack, prelateral, no number on nose, solid cap, adjuster screw, japanning 65%, good .
Clarence Blanchard, 2011
9
The Handmaid to the Arts, Teaching
In the French manner of japanning the papier mache, the old method is perfued, of laying a ground under the colours and varnifh of whiting and iize : but in the Birmingham , . ?• "- • > manuifcanufa&ure of the fame articles, this is omit- cd ; and ...
‎1757
10
The handmaid to the arts [by R. Dossie.].
... of ©pake colours in varnish ; which may be either after afterwards decorated by paintings or gilding, or left in a 406 Of Bronzing. CHAP IV Of japanning S E C T I Of japanning in general SECT.
Robert Dossie, 1758

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JAPANNING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term japanning is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Frogmore House and Gardens – Profiling a royal retreat
... various accounts exist of her and her daughters engaging in pastimes such as painting, drawing, needlework, reading, music and japanning. «Royal Central, Jul 15»
2
Landmark Exhibition at MFA Boston Explores Asian Influence on the …
The fashion for japanning—a painted imitation of Asian lacquerwork on furniture and wall paneling using layers of varnish, gold paint and ... «ArtfixDaily, Jul 15»
3
From humble beginnings to huge success - 275 years of engineering
From tinplating and japanning to producing hi-tech components for the latest jet airliners and Formula 1 racing cars, it's all been in a day's work ... «expressandstar.com, Jun 15»
4
When John Ashbery Was New York's Art Critic
On a series of 19th-century Japanese photographs at the Japan House: “The Japanning of Japan” (January 14, 1980). The Japanese, with their ... «Vulture, May 15»
5
Elegant dolls houses with a playful history
... made using child labour, with the workers involved in every stage of manufacture from pressing and soldering to japanning and painting. «Western Daily Press, May 15»
6
Frogmore House and Gardens to open during the summer in aid of …
... court life, it was at Frogmore where they could practice activities such as painting, drawing, needlework, japanning, reading and botanising. «Royal Central, Apr 15»
7
Thomas J. Carbine, 96, businessman
Mr. Carbine was president of the Quaker City Japanning & Enameling Co., a metal finishing firm at Third Street and Girard Avenue. He sold the ... «Philly.com, Jan 15»
8
English japanners were at the height of their artistry in the early 1850s
Unbelievably, the beautiful boxes in the photograph are also made of papier mâché, decorated in a technique known as japanning- about as ... «Orillia Packet & Times, Dec 14»
9
A Snake, an Eagle, and More Americana
A pine looking glass with traces of blue japanning, 20¾" x 11¾", sold for $4080 (est. $800/1200). An unusual Pennsylvania pine stretcher table ... «Maine Antique Digest, Nov 14»
10
Treasures: When chair designs were put through hoops
However, Sheraton in his Cabinet Directory of 1803 wrote that 'on the revival of japanning furniture caning began to be brought gradually into ... «Irish Independent, Nov 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Japanning [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/japanning>. Apr 2024 ».
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