かん

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See also: がん, and ガン

Japanese

Etymology 1

Any of various terms derived from Chinese.

For pronunciation and definitions of かん – see the following entries.
2
space; interval; among; between
extent; scope
hidden; invisible
Alternative spelling of (kan, free time)
interval
suffixes some expressions of time to tell duration rather than time or date
3
cold, chilly
(by extension) poor, poverty-stricken
midwinter, cold season
cold, coldness
midwinter, cold season
3
feeling; sense
(grammar) Clipping of 感動詞 (kandōshi, interjection).
3
man
the name of China during the Han dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE)
name of various Chinese dynasties
the 西漢 (Saikan, Western Han) or 前漢 (Zenkan, Former Han) (206 BCE – 9 CE)
the 東漢 (Tōkan, Eastern Han) or 後漢 (Gokan, Later Han) (25–220 CE)
the 蜀漢 (Shokkan, Shu Han) (221–263)
the 成漢 (Seikan, Cheng Han) (304–347)
the 南漢 (Nankan, Southern Han) (917–971)
the 後漢 (Kōkan, Later Han) (947–951)
the 北漢 (Hokukan, Northern Han) (951–979)
the Han Chinese people
the Han River, a tributary of the Yangtze
(by extension from the "river" sense) the Milky Way
alternative name for 漢中 (Kanchū, Hanzhong)
a surname
3
a large building
a mansion, a villa, an estate
a movie theatre
a hall, a building, a section of a building, a house
Alternative spelling
4
complete, perfect, infallible, faultless
to complete, to finish
the end; finis (used at the end of a novel, movie, etc.)
completion; conclusion; end
fully provided
4
government office
government official
official rank; official position
public; state-owned (use, facility, etc.)
sense organ
government office; authority
government official
official rank; official position
(obsolete) the state; government
(obsolete) short for (だい)(じょう)(かん) (daijōkan).
4
pipe
a wind instrument
4
barrier, gate
to concern; to relate to; connection
barrier, gate
4
look, appearance
sight
(Buddhism) observation meditation
outlook on …; view of …
5
publication; publishing
5
tree trunk; stem
main part; core
talent; capability
5
used to; accustomed; custom; habit
6
shield
interfere, invade
dry
Alternative spelling
6
scroll
book
reel of books
book; scroll
volume; chapter
volume of a book
reel of a film
6
to watch over; to watch attentively
6
brief; simple
brevity; simplicity
S
delicious
sweet-tasting; sweet
pleasant; pleased; content
S
treble range
S
sweat
Synonym of ハン (han): khan
S
a can, a tin
counter for canned goods
S
liver
(figuratively) essential thing; important thing
(figuratively) courage; spirit
liver
(obsolete, figuratively) heart; spirit
S
headpiece, crown
crown; champion
S
collapse, cave in, fall (i.e. castle)
surrender
fall into, slide into
S
dry
S
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
consideration
disinheritance
S
worry; suffer
afflicted
trouble; worries; pain
illness; sickness
S
pieces of sushi
(obsolete) unit of measure of weight corresponding to 3.75 kilograms
(obsolete) unit of currency
S
to shout; to cry
to call; to summon
S
to bear; to endure
capable
S
to exchange
S
daring; brave; bold
S
coffin; casket
S
intimacy; friendship
section of an article in a law, code, etc.
intimacy; friendship
signature; sign and seal
articles or clauses of an agreement, document of proof, etc.
expense; money; funds
S
tranquil; calm; quiet
free time; leisure
unimportant; useless
free time; leisure
S
persuade; recommend; advise; encourage
S
leniency, gentleness
lenient, gentle
S
joy, delight, pleasure
(literary) joy, delight, pleasure
S
to supervise; to inspect; to watch
jail; jailhouse
S
slow; sluggish
S
remorse; regret
S
to return
S
ring
(algebra) ring
circum-
S
Korea (now especially South Korea)
(historical) Han (ancient Chinese county, viscounty, and kingdom of the Zhou dynasty)
(historical) Short for 三韓 (Sankan, Samhan).
S
warship
S
a kind of ancient Chinese bronzeware
an example, exemplar, model, pattern
example, exemplar
model, pattern
inspect, examine
evaluate
Alternative spelling
J
citrus fruit
竿J
counter for poles
a pole; a bamboo pole
H
pit; hole; pitfall
one of the eight trigrams:
H
wicked
evil, wickedness
wicked person
H
drought; dry weather
H
wicked
wickedness, wicked person
H
ferocious; fierce
H
(botany) culm
H
undecillion, a number of 1036 in modern Japanese since 17th century.
H
shin, shinbone
H
shut; close; seal
seam; seal (of an envelope)
writing on the seal of an envelope
H
admonition
admonish
dissuade
(This term, かん (kan), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as かん, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かん.)

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Etymology 2

Any of various native Japanese terms.

For pronunciation and definitions of かん – see the following entries.
1
(obsolete) Same as かみ (kami) above
a place name
長官
Same as kami above.
S
treble range
(This term, かん (kan), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as かん, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かん.)

(The following entries are uncreated: , .)

Miyako

Noun

かん (kan

  1. : crab