style, category, clause, item
On'yomi (音読み)
- カン
- クワン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- おか.
- あらわ.す
About this kanji
The kanji 款 (kan) primarily means style or category, but it can also refer to clauses or items. It is often used in nouns rather than verbs. For example, 款項 (かんこう) means items, often in a financial context; 款待 (かんたい) refers to hospitality, showing how people can be gracious hosts; and 条款 (じょうかん) means provisions or terms, commonly used in legal settings. A common compound you might encounter is 契約款 (けいやくかん), which means contract terms. This kanji is useful in formal contexts, especially in legal and business language.
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Example sentences
新しい款が発表された。
A new version has been announced.
Meanings across languages
- English
- style, category, clause, item
- Tiếng Việt
- kiểu, hạng mục, điều khoản, mục
- 日本語
- 款, 様式, 項目
- 한국어
- 스타일, 범주
- 中文
- 风格, 类别
- id
- gaya, kategori
- th
- สไตล์, หมวดหมู่
- es
- estilo, categoría
- fr
- style, catégorie
- de
- Stil, Kategorie
- pt
- estilo, categoria
Common compounds
- 款項かんこうitems, clauses
- 款待かんたいhospitality
- 条款じょうかんprovision, clause
- 契約款けいやくかんcontract terms
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