どかん

どかん

Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) どか​ん [dòkáꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
• IPA^(key): [do̞kã̠ɴ]

Adverb

どかん • (dokan) 

1. (onomatopoeia, often as どかんと) with force or vigor, producing a loud sound; with a bang or thump
2. (onomatopoeia, often as どかんと) with force or vigor, in great amounts

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of どかん – see the following entry.

【土管】 [noun] clay pipe

(This term, どかん, is an alternative spelling of the above Sino-Japanese term.)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN