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Khan
汗 is the title Khan, meaning a medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe.
Oddly, besides being a name or title, this can also mean perspiration, sweat, moisture, or condensation in Japanese and Chinese.
The most famous would be Genghis Khan, followed by his son Ögedei Khan, and grandson Khubilai Khan.
Khan
kaan
カーン is the name Khan in Japanese (Katakana).
Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
Genghis Khan
chéng jí sī hán
jin gi su kan
成吉思汗 is the full title for Genghis Khan (1162-1227).
Khan is the title of his position as emperor. Genghis is his name.
In Japan, this also means Genghis Khan but is sometimes used to refer to a specific Japanese mutton and vegetable dish or the slotted dome cast iron grill for preparing this dish.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
汗 see styles |
hàn han4 han fuzakashi ふざかし |
More info & calligraphy: Khan(See ハン) khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe); (surname) Fuzakashi Sweat; vast. |
成吉思汗 see styles |
chéng jí sī hán cheng2 ji2 si1 han2 ch`eng chi ssu han cheng chi ssu han chingisuhaan / chingisuhan チンギスハーン |
More info & calligraphy: Genghis Khan(ateji / phonetic) (kana only) Japanese mutton and vegetable dish; slotted dome cast iron grill for preparing this dish; (person) Genghis Khan (c. 1162-1227) |
伯顏 伯颜 see styles |
bà yán ba4 yan2 pa yen |
Bayan (name); Bayan of the Baarin (1236-1295), Mongol Yuan general under Khubilai Khan, victorious over the Southern Song 1235-1239; Bayan of the Merkid (-1340), Yuan dynasty general and politician |
可汗 see styles |
kè hán ke4 han2 k`o han ko han kagan; kakan かがん; かかん |
khan (loanword) (from "khaghan") (See ハン) khan khan. A Turkish term for 'prince'. |
囘鶻 囘鹘 see styles |
huí gú hui2 gu2 hui ku Ekotsu |
高車; 高昌. M067729彝 Uighurs, M067729胡; A branch of the Turks first heard of in the seventh century in the Orkhon district where they remained until A. D. 840, when they were defeated and driven out by the Kirghiz; one group went to Kansu, where they remained until about 1020; another group founded a kingdom in the Turfan country which survived until Mongol times. They had an alphabet which was copied from the Soghdian. Chingis Khan adopted it for writing Mongolian. A. D. 1294 the whole Buddhist canon was translated into Uighur. |
土門 土门 see styles |
tǔ mén tu3 men2 t`u men tu men domon どもん |
Tumen or Bumin Khan (-553), founder of Göktürk khanate (surname) Domon |
大汗 see styles |
dà hàn da4 han4 ta han taikan たいかん |
profuse perspiration Great Khan; Grand Khan |
拖雷 see styles |
tuō léi tuo1 lei2 t`o lei to lei |
Tolui (1193-1232), fourth son of Genghis Khan |
朮赤 术赤 see styles |
zhú chì zhu2 chi4 chu ch`ih chu chih |
Jöchi (c. 1182-1227) Mongol army commander, eldest of Genghis Khan’s four sons |
長樂 长乐 see styles |
cháng lè chang2 le4 ch`ang le chang le nagara ながら |
Changle, a district of Fuzhou City 福州市[Fu2zhou1 Shi4], Fujian; Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern Dynasties 西魏[Xi1 Wei4], given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土門|土门[Tu3men2] (surname) Nagara |
ぱかん see styles |
pagan パガン |
(from "khaghan") (See ハン) khan; (place-name) Pagan (Burmah) |
元世祖 see styles |
yuán shì zǔ yuan2 shi4 zu3 yüan shih tsu |
lit. progenitor of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), title of Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294 |
元太祖 see styles |
yuán tài zǔ yuan2 tai4 zu3 yüan t`ai tsu yüan tai tsu |
posomethingumous title of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[Cheng2 ji2 si1 han2] (1162-1227) |
八思巴 see styles |
bā sī bā ba1 si1 ba1 pa ssu pa Hasshiha |
Also 發思巴 Bashpa, Phagspa, Baghcheba, Blo-gros-rgyal-mtshah, Chos-rgyal-ḥphags-pa. A śramaṇa of Tibet, teacher and confidential adviser of Kublai Khan, who appointed him head of the Buddhist church of Tibet A.D. 1260. He is the author of a manual of Buddhist terminology彰所知論 and translated another work into Chinese. In A.D. 1269 he constructed an alphabet for the Mongol language, "adapted from the Tibetan and written vertically," and a syllabary borrowed from Tibetan, known by the name of Hkhor-yig, for which, however, the Lama Chos-kyi-hod-zer 1307-1311 substituted another alphabet based on that of Śākya-paṇḍita. |
博格多 see styles |
bó gé duō bo2 ge2 duo1 po ko to |
Bogdo, last Khan of Mongolia |
察合臺 察合台 see styles |
chá gě tái cha2 ge3 tai2 ch`a ko t`ai cha ko tai |
Chagatai (died 1241), a son of Genghis Khan |
忽必烈 see styles |
hū bì liè hu1 bi4 lie4 hu pi lieh |
Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), grandson of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗, first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294 |
拔思發 拔思发 see styles |
bá sī fā ba2 si1 fa1 pa ssu fa Bashihotsu |
拔合思巴; 八思巴 Baschpa (Phags-pa), Tibetan Buddhist and adviser of Kublai Khan, v. 八發 (八發思). |
木華黎 木华黎 see styles |
mù huá lí mu4 hua2 li2 mu hua li |
Muqali or Mukhali (1170-1223), military commander under Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[Cheng2 ji2 si1 han2] |
清太宗 see styles |
qīng tài zōng qing1 tai4 zong1 ch`ing t`ai tsung ching tai tsung |
posomethingumous title of Hong Taiji 皇太極|皇太极[Huang2 Tai4 ji2] (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1], then founded the Qing dynasty 大清[Da4 Qing1] and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor |
清太祖 see styles |
qīng tài zǔ qing1 tai4 zu3 ch`ing t`ai tsu ching tai tsu |
posomethingumous title of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4] (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] (from 1616) |
皇太極 皇太极 see styles |
huáng tài jí huang2 tai4 ji2 huang t`ai chi huang tai chi |
Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1], then founded the Qing dynasty 大清[Da4 Qing1] and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor; posomethingumous name 清太宗[Qing1 Tai4 zong1] |
窩闊臺 窝阔台 see styles |
wō kuò tái wo1 kuo4 tai2 wo k`uo t`ai wo kuo tai |
Ögedei Khan (1186-1242), a son of Genghis Khan |
鐵木真 铁木真 see styles |
tiě mù zhēn tie3 mu4 zhen1 t`ieh mu chen tieh mu chen |
Temujin, birth name of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[Cheng2 ji2 si1 han2] |
クビライ see styles |
kubirai クビライ |
(person) Kublai Khan |
テムジン see styles |
temujin テムジン |
(person) Temujin (birth name of Genghis Khan) |
努爾哈赤 努尔哈赤 see styles |
nǔ ěr hā chì nu3 er3 ha1 chi4 nu erh ha ch`ih nu erh ha chih |
Nurhaci (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] (from 1616) |
月即別汗 see styles |
uzubekuhan ウズベクハン |
(person) Öz Beg Khan (1282-1341) |
窩闊臺汗 窝阔台汗 see styles |
wō kuò tái hán wo1 kuo4 tai2 han2 wo k`uo t`ai han wo kuo tai han |
Ögedei Khan (1186-1242), a son of Genghis Khan |
紮馬剌丁 扎马剌丁 see styles |
zā mǎ lá dīng za1 ma3 la2 ding1 tsa ma la ting |
Jamal al-Din ibn Muhammad al-Najjari (13th century), famous Persian astronomer and scholar who served Khubilai Khan 忽必烈 from c. 1260 |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Khan | 汗 | kan | hàn / han4 / han | |
| Khan | カーン | kaan / kan | ||
| Genghis Khan | 成吉思汗 | jin gi su kan jingisukan | chéng jí sī hán cheng2 ji2 si1 han2 cheng ji si han chengjisihan | ch`eng chi ssu han chengchissuhan cheng chi ssu han |
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