Lingaku缶【かん】
Frequency rank: 15,787. – 15,834. (for form カン: 13,818. – 13,868.)
- can; tinfrom Dutch; Flemish "kan" and English "can"
- canned foodabbreviationsee also 缶詰
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); counter
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
- 缶【かん】【カン】Frequency rank: 15,787. – 15,834.
- 罐【かん】【カン】
- 鑵【かん】【カン】
- かんFrequency rank: 32,505. – 32,810.
- カンFrequency rank: 13,818. – 13,868.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- can; tin
- canned food
This meaning refers to a container made of metal, typically used for storing drinks or food. It is commonly used in everyday language when referring to beverages like soda and food products that are preserved in a metal container.
I bought a can of cola.
This meaning specifically refers to food that has been preserved and sealed in a can for storage and later consumption. It is often used to describe various types of food products that are available in stores.
Generated collocations (experimental)
Example sentences
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I put the used syringes in a can for safe disposal.
I was surprised to come across vending machines that sell cans of coffee, where you can even choose between hot and cold ones.
They're only $50 with two cans of shoe polish free of charge.
The cat upset the can of fish in order to eat the contents.
11. しゅじん主人はばんしゃく晩酌がたのし楽しみなので、はっぽうしゅ発泡酒をろっかん６缶いじょう以上はあけています空けていますし、にほんしゅ日本酒のかん燗がごぽん５本もろっぽん６本もあいていて空いていて、たまにきゅうかんび休肝日ということでのまない飲まないひ日もあるのですがふつか２日いじょう以上つづいた続いたことはありません。
My husband likes to have a drink in the evening. He drinks 6 or more bottles of sparkling wine and 5 or 6 bottles of warm sake. Sometimes he has a day where he doesn't drink, but it has never lasted for more than two days.