Meanings
Readings
Common Words
binding (someone) hand and foot
being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
wild goose
Family or surname
Gan
Work of art, literature, music, etc. name
The Wild Geese (1913 novel by Mori Εgai)
head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank)
Colloquial
neck; head
Derogatory
to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting
Food, cooking
rakugan; dry confection of starch (e.g. rice, soy or barley flour) and sugar, mixed and pressed into a pattern
geese alighting
Food, cooking
ganmodoki; fried tofu fritter made with vegetables
the flight formation of geese; lining up shoulder to shoulder like flying geese; leading out
Derogatory
to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting
call of a wild goose
Word usually written using kana alone
wild goose (esp. a lesser white-fronted goose, Anser erythropus)
tea made from twigs of high-quality tea plants (esp. gyokuro); high-grade kukicha (esp. from gyokuro)
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