たん

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

  • (internet slang) たそ (taso)

Suffix

たん • (-tan) 

  1. (slang) Alternative form of ちゃん (“-chan”); -tan
    O(オー)S(エス)たん
    ōesu-tan
    OS-tan
Descendants
  • → English: -tan
  • → Chinese:
    → Mandarin: 炭 (tàn)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of たん – see the following entries.
【丹】S
cinnabar
a yellowish-red pigment made from lead oxide, used, for example, in nihonga
medicine, especially one for inducing immortality
a yellow-red color, as of cinnabar
a surname
【段】6
a unit of areal measure equivalent to 300 坪 (tsubo), now standardised at exactly 120000/121 square metres (around 991.7 m²)
Alternative spelling
反
【短】3
fault, weak point
(music) minor
【嘆】S
sigh
Alternative spelling
歎
【痰】H
phlegm
【炭】3
(rare) charcoal
(rare) coal (fossil fuel)
a surname
(This term, たん, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as たん, see Category:Japanese kanji read as たん.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 澹, 反, 担, 単, 胆, 端.)

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