kan.
A Japanese unit of weight, approximately 3.75 kg or 8.267 lb.
Meaning & usage
A Japanese unit of weight, approximately 3.75 kg or 8.267 lb.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Japanese 貫 (kan).
A catty, legally defined as 0.60478982 kilograms.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Cantonese 斤 (gan¹).
A set of four identical tiles.
A call declaring the formation of such a set.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Japanese 槓 (kan).
Archaic form of khan.
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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.