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kan.

A Japanese unit of weight, approximately 3.75 kg or 8.267 lb.

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Meaning & usage

noun/kɑːn/
  1. A Japanese unit of weight, approximately 3.75 kg or 8.267 lb.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 貫 (kan).

noun/kɑːn/
  1. A catty, legally defined as 0.60478982 kilograms.

    Hong-Kong
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Cantonese 斤 (gan¹).

noun/kɑːn/
  1. A set of four identical tiles.

    Japanese
  2. A call declaring the formation of such a set.

    Japanese
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 槓 (kan).

noun/kɑːn/
  1. Archaic form of khan.

    alt-of · archaic
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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.