Etymology

kan

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Today it means: A Japanese unit of weight, approximately 3.75 kg or 8.267 lb. Full definition →

Japanese 貫
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kan · noun1

  1. Japanese · borrowed from貫
  2. English todaykan

Borrowed from Japanese 貫 (kan).

kan · noun2

  1. Cantonese · borrowed from斤
  2. English todaykan

Borrowed from Cantonese 斤 (gan¹).

kan · noun3

  1. Japanese · borrowed from槓
  2. English todaykan

Borrowed from Japanese 槓 (kan).

Kan · proper noun4

  1. Japanese · borrowed from菅
  2. English todayKan

Borrowed from Japanese 菅 (Kan) or かん (Kan).

Words from the same roots

Japanese菅 all →

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