dan.
A title of honour or respect similar to "master" or "Sir", used of historical and legendary figures of the past.
Meaning & usage
A title of honour or respect similar to "master" or "Sir", used of historical and legendary figures of the past.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English dan, daun, dam (“lord”), from Anglo-Norman daun, daunz and Old French dan, dam, from Latin dominus. Doublet of don.
A small truck or sledge used in coal mines.
Where this word comes from
Uncertain.
A rank of black belt in martial arts.
Someone who has achieved a level of black belt.
Where this word comes from
From Japanese 段 (dan).
Synonym of picul: a traditional unit of weight and mass, chiefly used as a dry measure of grains.
A traditional unit of equivalent volume, now officially equal to 100 liters.
Where this word comes from
From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 担 (dàn) and Chinese 石 (dàn).
A dan buoy.
Where this word comes from
Uncertain.
Pronunciation spelling of than.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.