kango

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/ˈkɑŋɡoʊ/

noun

A Sino-Japanese word, a Japanese word of Chinese origin or a Japanese word coined along Chinese lines.

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Meanings

kango1

nounkango (plural kango)
  1. A Sino-Japanese word, a Japanese word of Chinese origin or a Japanese word coined along Chinese lines.

kango2

nounkango (plural kangos or kango)

plural kangos

  1. alternativeuncommonAlternative form of kago, a suspended Japanese sedan chair.

    He crawled out of the kango, but could not rise off his hands and knees quickly. His servants ran away, and one man cut off his head; six or seven others hacked at his body.

    1901, Walter Dickson & al., Japan, p. 340

Kango3

nounKango (plural Kangos)

plural Kangos

  1. A jackhammer.

Origin

kango · noun

From Japanese 漢(かん)語(ご) (kango), from Middle Chinese 漢語 (MC xanH ngjoX, “Han, Chinese + speech, language”), compare modern Mandarin 漢語／汉语 (Hànyǔ, “Chinese language”).

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Kango · noun

Originally a trademarked name, now sometimes used for any type of jackhammer regardless of manufacturer.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 漢日詞 /汉日词, 漢日語 /汉日语
  • 漢日詞 /汉日词 (hànrìcí)a Sino-Japanese word
  • 漢日語 /汉日语 (hànrìyǔ)a Sino-Japanese word
Japanese 漢語
  • 漢語 (kango)a Sino-Japanese word
Korean 한어
  • 한어 (haneo)a Sino-Japanese word
Russian канго́
  • канго́ (kangó)a Sino-Japanese word

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

kango. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kango

MLA

“kango.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kango. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kango,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kango.

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