Meanings
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- A Japanese unit of weight, approximately 3.75 kg or 8.267 lb.
After having subtracted the bad and uncollectable debt above, the net property was around 32000 kan of silver […]
2000, Hideo Yamashita, Healthy Culture and Unhealthy Culture
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plural Kans
- A unisex given name from Japanese.
- A surname of multiple origins.
KAN6
- rail transportThe station code of Khana Junction railway station in India.
- rail transportThe station code of Kananook railway station in Australia.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA set of four identical tiles.
nounA call declaring the formation of such a set.
Origin
kan · noun
- Japanese貫
- Englishkan
Borrowed from Japanese 貫 (kan).
More words from Japanese
Full word history & related roots →kan · noun
- Cantonese斤
- Englishkan
Borrowed from Cantonese 斤 (gan¹).
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Full word history & related roots →kan · noun
- Japanese槓
- Englishkan
Borrowed from Japanese 槓 (kan).
More words from Japanese
Full word history & related roots →Kan · proper noun
- Japanese菅
- EnglishKan
Borrowed from Japanese 菅 (Kan) or かん (Kan).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic كَان
- كَان (kān)a Japanese surname
Bengali কান
- কান (kan)a Japanese surname
Chinese Mandarin 菅
- 菅 (Jiān)a Japanese surname
Greek Καν
- Καν (Kan)a Japanese surname
Hebrew קאן
- קאןa Japanese surname
Hindi कान
- कान (kān)a Japanese surname
Japanese 菅
- 菅 (Kan)a Japanese surname
Korean 간
- 간a Japanese surname
Persian کان
- کان (kân)a Japanese surname
Russian Кан
- Кан (Kan)a Japanese surname
Urdu کان
- کان (kān)a Japanese surname
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with kan
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Cite this entry
kan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kan
“kan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kan. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kan.
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