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くゎん・くぁん【棺・柩】 : kwan | define meaning

kwan

Pronunciation: [kʷaŋ̍]

Definition

Noun

Coffin; casket

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese かん【棺・柩】 kan "coffin".

Historical attestations

Voyage of His Majesty's Ship Alceste: Along the Coast of Corea, to the Island of Lewchew, with an Account of Her Subsequent Shipwreck (1818), by John M'Leod, records "Coffin. Quan".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	棺柩
Kana	くゎんくぁん
New Okinawa Moji	彩ん
Romanization	kwan
Pronunciation (IPA)	[kʷaŋ̍]

意味：かん・ひつぎ【棺・柩】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, December 17). くゎん・くぁん【棺・柩】 : kwan | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 23, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6769/kwan/.