がん

See also: かん and ガン

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of がん – see the following entries.

【丸】2 [affix]round; circular [noun]a meatball, fishball [noun]a pill 【元】2 【岩】2 [affix]rock 【顔】2 [affix]look; face; expression [affix]color 【岸】3 【願】4 [affix]desire; wish [affix]pray [noun]a prayer 【眼】5 【含】S 【玩】S 【頑】S 【雁】J [noun]wild goose 【巌】J [affix](only found in compounds) a rock, crag, or boulder 【翫】H 【癌】H [noun](medicine, oncology, pathology) cancer [noun](figuratively) cancer 【贋】H

(This term, がん, is the hiragana spelling of several Sino-Japanese terms.) For a list of all kanji with on'yomi がん, not just those used in Sino-Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji with on reading がん.

Etymology 2

Adverb

がん (rōmaji gan)

1. (onomatopoeia): evoking the sound made by a bell, or by striking an object: gong, clang, wham, conk, bang

   がんと壁 (かべ)にぶつかった。

   Gan to kabe ni butsukatta.

   He hit the wall with a wham.

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Yoron

Noun

がん (romaji gan)

1. 蟹: crab