Japanese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from English gun.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
ガン • (gan)
- gun, a very portable, short weapon, for hand use
Etymology 2[edit]
Onomatopoeic. The prefix is from the abbreviation of がんがん (gangan).
ガン • (gan)
- (onomatopoeia) thud, the sound of something being hit
Derived terms[edit]
ガン • (gan-)
- (slang) (before a verbal noun) Used to intensify a verb.
- ガンギレ
- gan-gire
- to be very angry
Etymology 3[edit]
For pronunciation and definitions of ガン – see the following entries.
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(This term, ガン, is the katakana spelling of the above terms.)
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