たん

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

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  • (internet slang) たそ (taso)

Suffix

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たん (-tan

  1. (slang) Alternative form of ちゃん (-chan); -tan
    O(オー)S(エス)たん
    ōesu-tan
    OS-tan
Descendants
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  • English: -tan
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: (tàn)

Etymology 2

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For pronunciation and definitions of たん – see the following entries.
S
[noun] cinnabar
[noun] a yellowish-red pigment made from lead oxide, used, for example, in nihonga
[noun] medicine, especially one for inducing immortality
[noun] a yellow-red color, as of cinnabar
[proper noun] a surname
6
[noun] a unit of areal measure equivalent to 300 (tsubo), now standardised at exactly 120000/121 square metres (around 991.7 m²)
Alternative spelling
3
[noun] fault, weak point
[noun] (music) minor
S
[noun] sigh
Alternative spelling
H
[noun] phlegm
3
[noun] (rare) charcoal
[noun] (rare) coal (fossil fuel)
[proper noun] a surname
(This term, たん (tan), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as たん, see Category:Japanese kanji read as たん.)

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