ガン

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See also: カン and がん

Japanese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English gun.

Pronunciation

Noun

ガン • (gan) 

  1. gun, a very portable, short weapon, for hand use

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic. The prefix is from the abbreviation of がんがん (gangan).

Noun

ガン • (gan) 

  1. (onomatopoeia) thud, the sound of something being hit
Derived terms

Prefix

ガン • (gan-) 

  1. (slang) (before a verbal noun) Used to intensify a verb.
    ガンギレ
    gan-gire
    to be very angry

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of ガン – see the following entries.
【癌がん】H
(medicine, oncology, pathology) cancer
(figurative) cancer
【雁がん】J
wild goose
Alternative spelling
鴈
(This term, ガン, is the katakana spelling of the above terms.)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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