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Japanese
Etymology 1
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(This term, がん, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as がん, see Category:Japanese kanji read as がん.)
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(The following entries are uncreated: 元, 眼, 含, 玩, 頑, 翫, 贋.)
Etymology 2
Adverb
がん • (gan)
- (onomatopoeia): evoking the sound made by a bell, or by striking an object: gong, clang, wham, conk, bang
- がんと壁にぶつかった。
- Gan to kabe ni butsukatta.
- He hit the wall with a wham.
Yoron
Noun
がん (gan)
- 蟹: crab