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ガン

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See also: カン and がん

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from English gun.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ガン (gan

  1. gun, a very portable, short weapon, for hand use

Etymology 2

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Onomatopoeic. The prefix is from the abbreviation of がんがん (gangan).

Noun

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ガン (gan

  1. (onomatopoeia) thud, the sound of something being hit
Derived terms
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Prefix

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ガン (gan-

  1. (slang) (before a verbal noun) Used to intensify a verb.
    ガンギレ
    gan-gire
    to be very angry

Etymology 3

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For pronunciation and definitions of ガン – see the following entries.
がんH
[noun] (medicine, oncology, pathology) cancer
[noun] (figurative) cancer
がんJ
[noun] wild goose
Alternative spelling
(This term, ガン (gan), is the katakana spelling of the above terms.)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN