たん

See also: だん

Japanese

Alternative forms

(internet slang) たそ (taso)

Suffix

たん • (-tan)

(slang) Alternative form of ちゃん (“-chan”); -tan
O(オー)S(エス)たん
ōesu-tan
OS-tan

Descendants

→ English: -tan
→ Chinese:
→ Mandarin: 炭 (tàn)

Etymology 2

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

【丹】S	[noun] cinnabar [noun] a yellowish-red pigment made from lead oxide, used, for example, in nihonga [noun] medicine, especially one for inducing immortality [noun] a yellow-red color, as of cinnabar [proper noun] a surname
【短】3	[noun] fault, weak point [noun] (music) minor
【嘆】S	[noun] sigh Alternative spelling 歎
【痰】H	[noun] phlegm
【炭】3	[noun] (rare) charcoal [noun] (rare) coal (fossil fuel) [proper noun] a surname

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

(The following entries are uncreated: 澹, 反, 段, 担, 単, 胆, 端.)