どかん

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) どかん [dòkáꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [do̞kã̠ɴ]

Adverb

どかん • (dokan) 

1. (onomatopoeia, often as どかんと) with force or vigor, producing a loud sound; with a bang or thump
2. (onomatopoeia, often as どかんと) with force or vigor, in great amounts

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of どかん – see the following entry.

【土管】 [noun] clay pipe

(This term, どかん (dokan), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)