See also: かかん

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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For pronunciation and definitions of かがん – see the following entries.
河岸かわぎし
[noun] riverside, river bank
[noun] fish market
(This term, かがん (kagan), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 可汗, 過雁.)

Etymology 2

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/kaɡami//kaɡaɴ/

Shift from standard (kagami), dropping the final vowel and keeping the nasal. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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かがん (kagan

  1. (Kagoshima dialect) : a mirror (smooth reflecting surface)

Okinawan

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Noun

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かがん (kagan

  1. : mirror