andon

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noun

A Japanese paper lantern.

OriginJapanese アンドン →
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Meanings

andon1

nounandon (countable and uncountable, plural andons)

plural andons

  1. countableA Japanese paper lantern.
  2. uncountablebusinessA system that notifies workers of a quality or process problem, sometimes with a means to pause production until the problem is resolved.
  3. countableA light used to indicate a problem in the andon manufacturing system.

Andon2

proper nounAndon (plural Andons)

plural Andons

  1. A surname from Galician.

Origin

andon · noun

  1. Japaneseアンドン
  2. Englishandon

(manufacturing): Borrowed from Japanese アンドン (andon), a specialization of 行灯 (andon). Introduced by Toyota.

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Andon · proper noun

  1. GalicianAndon
  2. EnglishAndon

Borrowed from Galician Andon, a variant of Anton.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

donnaNandoDannonondanonad
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APA

andon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/andon

MLA

“andon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/andon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “andon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/andon.

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