How to say 'Scorching' or 'Furious' in Japanese | かんかん

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The Japanese word for Scorching or Furious is 'Kankan', written as かんかん in Japanese.

word

かんかん

Meaning

Scorching, Furious

Reading

Kankan

Explanation

The Japanese adverb 'かんかん' has two distinct meanings. The first meaning is 'furious', used to describe someone who is extremely angry or enraged. For example: He was furious「彼はかんかんに怒っていた」(かれはかんかんにおこっていた). The second meaning is 'scorching', used to describe intense heat, such as from the sun. For example: The sun is scorching today「今日の太陽はかんかんに照りつけている」(きょうのたいようはかんかんにてりつけている). These meanings are context-dependent, so pay attention to the situation in which the word is used.

Part Of Speech

adverb

Frequency

4458

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word かんかん

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

か

Reading

hiragana

ん

Reading

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'Kankan' means 'Scorching' or 'Furious' .

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