Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kan

/kɑːn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables
kan
IPA
/kɑːn/
7
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic form of khan.

Archaic

noun

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

noun

A catty, legally defined as 0.60478982 kilograms.

noun

A set of four identical tiles.

noun

A call declaring the formation of such a set.

name

A unisex given name from Japanese.

name

A surname of multiple origins.

name

The station code of Khana Junction railway station in India.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 貫 (kan).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 貫, 斤, 槓, 菅

Usage

Inflected Forms

kans (plural)

Phrases

kan cheong kan ni na kan ni na bu Kan complex Kan extension Kan fibration

Frequently Paired Words

kan cheong kan ni na kan ni na bu chii pon

Synonyms

kong quad four-of-a-kind

Homonyms

khan carn (non-rhotic) con (father-bother merger) carn

Rhymes With

an can than man one-man plan began san fan japan ran van

Questions

How do you pronounce kan?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɑːn/.
What does kan mean?
Archaic form of khan.
Where does kan come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce kan

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “kan”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/kɑːn/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “kan”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “kan” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.