タン

This is the 1522nd most frequent Japanese word.

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タン

"タン" (tan) means "tongue" (often referring to beef tongue in cooking).


Here, タン refers to a proper noun, potentially a name of an artist.

私は昨日、新しいタンの歌を聞きました。

I listened to a new song by Tan yesterday.


In this sentence, タン refers to 'beef tongue', a food ingredient.

このレストランのタンシチューは本当に美味しいです。

The beef tongue stew at this restaurant is really delicious.


Here, タン is used as onomatopoeia to imitate the sound of a door closing.

タンッとドアが閉まった音が聞こえました。

I heard the sound of the door closing with a 'tan' noise.