Japanese lantern

American  

noun

1. Chinese lantern.

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Japanese lantern British  

noun

1. another name for Chinese lantern

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Etymology

Origin of Japanese lantern

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

A giant Japanese lantern floats above them like an orb.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

WAPATO, Wash. — The traditional Japanese lantern in the driveway of Inaba Produce Farms offers just a hint of the richly layered history behind this once-humble agricultural operation in eastern Washington.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2022

Showstoppers: a series of sweeping Byronic capes and a black-sequined evening gown that undulates like a Japanese lantern in a gentle wind.

From Time Magazine Archive

Once he was photographed at a church bazaar sitting backwards on a donkey and wearing a Japanese lantern for a hat.

From Time Magazine Archive

When the last Japanese lantern had guttered out, Pearlie Schultz and the leading lady prepared to go home.

From Buttered Side Down: Stories by Ferber, Edna