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Kan

//kɑːn// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A unisex given name from Japanese.
  2. 2
    The station code of Khana Junction railway station in India.
  3. 3
    A surname of multiple origins.
  4. 4
    The station code of Kananook railway station in Australia.
Noun
  1. 1
    Archaic form of khan. alt-of, archaic
  2. 2
    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 […]"

  3. 3
    A catty, legally defined as 0.60478982 kilograms. Hong-Kong
  4. 4
    A set of four identical tiles. Japanese
  5. 5
    A call declaring the formation of such a set. Japanese

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese 貫 (kan).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Cantonese 斤 (gan¹).

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Japanese 槓 (kan).

Etymology 4

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

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