たんけん

See also: だんげん

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of たんけん – see the following entries.

【探検】 [noun] expedition, exploration [verb] to explore Alternative spelling 探険

【短剣】 [noun] dagger (a stabbing weapon) [noun] hour hand

(This term, たんけん (tanken), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)