干満

Japanese

FWOTD – 24 September 2020

Kanji in this term
干	満
かん Grade: 6	まん Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
干滿 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

干 (kan, “to go down”, verb) +‎ 満 (man, “to be full”, verb)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かんまん [kàńmáń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kã̠mːã̠ɴ]

• Homophones: 完満, 緩慢

Noun

干(かん)満(まん) • (kanman) 

1. ebb and flow (flowing out and in of the tide)
   • 2016 July 22, “取(と)り繕(つくろ)い [Turn Aside]”, in 異界月 [Eldritch Moon], Wizards of the Coast:

     イニストラードの銀(ぎん)の月(つき)が引(ひ)き起(お)こす動(うご)きは、潮(しお)の干(かん)満(まん)だけではありません。パターンを学(まな)べば、あなたもそれと魅(み)惑(わく)的(てき)な繋(つな)がりを持(も)てるでしょう。

     Inisutorādo no gin no tsuki ga hikiokosu ugoki wa, shio no kanman dake de wa arimasen. Patān o manabe ba, anata mo soreto miwakuteki na tsunagari o moteru de shō.

     There are tides beyond those in the sea that are driven by Innistrad’s silver moon. If you learn their patterns, you can channel them in fascinating ways.

Synonyms

• 満(み)ち引(ひ)き (michihiki)
• 満(み)ち干(ひ) (michihi)