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What does 貫 (かん, kan) mean?

貫 (かん, kan) means kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb).

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Readingかん
Romajikan
Part of speechnoun
かん
kan

kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb)

  1. 1noun kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb)
  2. 2noun kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period)
  3. 3counter counter for pieces of sushi
  4. 4noun 10 points
  5. 5noun 12 points

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