Meaning of kan | Babel Free
/kɑːn/Definitions
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Archaic form of khan. alt-of, archaic
- A Japanese unit of weight, approximately 3.75 kg or 8.267 lb.
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A catty, legally defined as 0.60478982 kilograms. Hong-Kong
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A set of four identical tiles. Japanese
- The station code of Khana Junction railway station in India.
- A unisex given name from Japanese.
- The station code of Kananook railway station in Australia.
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A call declaring the formation of such a set. Japanese
- A surname of multiple origins.
Examples
“After having subtracted the bad and uncollectable debt above, the net property was around 32000 kan of silver […]”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.