かん

See also: がん and ガン

Japanese

Etymology 1

Any of various terms derived from Chinese.

For pronunciation and definitions of かん – see the following entries.

【間】2	[affix] space; interval; among; between [affix] extent; scope [affix] hidden; invisible [affix] Alternative spelling of 閑 (kan, “free time”) [noun] interval [suffix] suffixes some expressions of time to tell duration rather than time or date
【寒】3	[affix] [from 700s] cold, chilly [affix] [from early 1800s] (by extension) poor, poverty-stricken [affix] [from 900s] midwinter, cold season [noun] [from circa 900] cold, coldness [noun] [from 1275] midwinter, cold season
【感】3	[noun] feeling; sense [noun] (grammar) Clipping of 感動詞.
【漢】3	[noun] man [proper noun] the name of China during the Han dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE) [proper noun] name of various Chinese dynasties [proper noun] the 西漢 (Saikan, “Western Han”) or 前漢 (Zenkan, “Former Han”) (206 BCE – 9 CE) [proper noun] the 東漢 (Tōkan, “Eastern Han”) or 後漢 (Gokan, “Later Han”) (25–220 CE) [proper noun] the 蜀漢 (Shokkan, “Shu Han”) (221-263) [proper noun] the 成漢 (Seikan, “Cheng Han”) (304–347) [proper noun] the 南漢 (Nankan, “Southern Han”) (917–971) [proper noun] the 後漢 (Kōkan, “Later Han”) (947–951) [proper noun] the 北漢 (Hokukan, “Northern Han”) (951–979) [proper noun] the Han Chinese people [proper noun] the Han River, a tributary of the Yangtze [proper noun] (by extension from the "river" sense) the Milky Way [proper noun] alternative name for 漢中 (Kanchū, “Hanzhong”) [proper noun] a surname
【館】3	[noun] a large building [noun] a mansion, a villa, an estate [noun] a movie theatre [suffix] a hall, a building, a section of a building, a house Alternative spelling 舘
【完】4	[affix] complete, perfect, infallible, faultless [affix] to complete, to finish [noun] The End; Finis (used at the end of a novel, movie, etc.) [suffix] completion; conclusion; end [suffix] fully provided
【官】4	[affix] government office [affix] government official [affix] official rank; official position [affix] public; state-owned (use, facility, etc.) [affix] sense organ [noun] government office; authority [noun] government official [noun] official rank; official position [noun] (obsolete) the state; government [noun] (obsolete) short for 太政官(だいじょうかん) (daijōkan).
【管】4	[noun] pipe [noun] a wind instrument
【関】4	[affix] barrier, gate [affix] to concern; to relate to; connection [noun] barrier, gate
【観】4	[noun] look, appearance [noun] sight [noun] (Buddhism) observation meditation [suffix] outlook on …; view of …
【刊】5	[noun] publication; publishing
【幹】5	[affix] tree trunk; stem [affix] main part; core [affix] talent; capability
【慣】5	[affix] used to; accustomed; custom; habit
【干】6	[affix] shield [affix] interfere, invade [affix] dry Alternative spelling 旱
【巻】6	[noun] scroll [noun] book [affix] reel of books [affix] book; scroll [affix] volume; chapter [counter] volume of a book [counter] reel of a film
【看】6	[affix] to watch over; to watch attentively
【簡】6	[adjective] brief; simple [noun] brevity; simplicity
【甘】S	[affix] delicious [affix] sweet-tasting; sweet [affix] pleasant; pleased; content
【甲】S	[noun] treble range
【汗】S	[affix] sweat [noun] Synonym of ハン (han): khan
【缶】S	[noun] a can, a tin [counter] counter for canned goods
【肝】S	[affix] liver [affix] (figuratively) essential thing; important thing [affix] (figuratively) courage; spirit [noun] liver [noun] (obsolete, figuratively) heart; spirit
【冠】S	[noun] headpiece, crown [adjective] crown; champion
【陥】S	[affix] collapse, cave in, fall (i.e. castle) [affix] surrender [affix] fall into, slide into
【乾】S	[affix] dry
【勘】S	[noun] perception; intuition; the sixth sense [affix] consideration [affix] disinheritance
【患】S	[affix] worry; suffer [affix] afflicted [noun] trouble; worries; pain [noun] illness; sickness
【貫】S	[counter] pieces of sushi [noun] an obsolete unit of measure of weight corresponding to 3.75 kilograms [noun] an obsolete unit of currency
【喚】S	[affix] to shout; to cry [affix] to call; to summon
【堪】S	[affix] to bear; to endure [affix] capable
【換】S	[affix] to exchange
【敢】S	[affix] daring; brave; bold
【棺】S	[noun] coffin; casket
【款】S	[noun] intimacy; friendship [noun] section of an article in a law, code, etc. [affix] intimacy; friendship [affix] signature; sign and seal [affix] articles or clauses of an agreement, document of proof, etc. [affix] expense; money; funds
【閑】S	[affix] tranquil; calm; quiet [affix] free time; leisure [affix] unimportant; useless [noun] free time; leisure
【勧】S	[affix] persuade; recommend; advise; encourage
【寛】S	[noun] leniency, gentleness [adjective] lenient, gentle
【歓】S	[affix] joy, delight, pleasure [noun] (literary) joy, delight, pleasure
【監】S	[affix] to supervise; to inspect; to watch [affix] jail; jailhouse
【緩】S	[adjective] slow; sluggish
【憾】S	[affix] remorse; regret
【還】S	[affix] to return
【環】S	[noun] ring [noun] (algebra) ring [prefix] circum-
【韓】S	[proper noun] Korea (now especially South Korea) [proper noun] (historical) Han (ancient Chinese county, viscounty, and kingdom of the Zhou dynasty) [proper noun] (historical) Short for 三韓 (Sankan, “Samhan”).
【艦】S	[noun] warship
【鑑】S	[noun] a kind of ancient Chinese bronzeware [noun] an example, exemplar, model, pattern [affix] example, exemplar [affix] model, pattern [affix] inspect, examine [affix] evaluate Alternative spelling 鑒
【柑】J	[affix] citrus fruit
【竿】J	[counter] counter for poles [affix] a pole; a bamboo pole
【坎】H	[noun] pit; hole; pitfall [noun] one of the eight trigrams: ☵
【奸】H	[adjective] wicked [noun] evil, wickedness [noun] wicked person
【旱】H	[affix] drought; dry weather
【姦】H	[adjective] wicked [noun] wickedness, wicked person
【悍】H	[affix] ferocious; fierce
【稈】H	[noun] (botany) culm
【澗】H	[number] undecillion, a number of 10³⁶ in modern Japanese since 17th century.
【骭】H	[noun] shin, shinbone
【緘】H	[affix] shut; close; seal [noun] seam; seal (of an envelope) [noun] writing on the seal of an envelope
【諫】H	[noun] admonition [affix] admonish [affix] dissuade

(This term, かん, is an alternative spelling of the above Sino-Japanese terms.
For a list of all kanji read as かん, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かん.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 函, 浣, 桿, 喊, 嵌, 渙, 翰, 癇, 瞰, 艱, 檻, 灌, 鐶, 鹹.)

Etymology 2

Any of various native Japanese terms.

For pronunciation and definitions of かん – see the following entries.

【上】1	[noun] (obsolete) Same as かみ (kami) above [proper noun] a place name
【甲】S	[noun] treble range

(This term, かん, is an alternative spelling of the above terms.
For a list of all kanji read as かん, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かん.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 長官, 神, 欠.)

Miyako

Noun

かん (romaji kan)

蟹: crab