칸

칸 U+CE78, 칸
HANGUL SYLLABLE KAN
Composition:ㅋ + ㅏ + ㄴ
← 칷
[U+CE77] 		Hangul Syllables 칹 →
[U+CE79]
카칵칶칷칸칹칺
칻칼칽칾칿캀캁
캂캃캄캅캆캇캈
캉캊캋캌캍캎캏
치 ←→ 캐

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kan
McCune–Reischauer?k'an
Yale Romanization?khan

Etymology 1

First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 간 (Yale: kan). Originally a variant reading of 간 (間, gan, “room”).

Noun

칸 • (kan)

  1. room, chamber
  2. synonym of 칸막이 (kanmagi, “partition, compartment”)
  3. space, blank space
    도장 칸에 서명을 하십시오.
    Dojang kan-e seomyeong-eul hasipsio.
    Please sign in the stamp box (blank space).

Counter

칸 • (kan)

  1. Classifier for rooms.

Etymology 2

From Mongolian ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ (qaɣan) / хаан (xaan) / хан (xan).

Noun

칸 • (kan)

  1. khan

Etymology 3

Borrowed from French Cannes.

Proper noun

칸 • (Kan)

  1. Cannes (a city in Alpes-Maritimes department, France)
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