Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from English van.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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バン (ban

  1. van (a (covered) vehicle used for carrying goods)
    配達(はいたつ)(よう)バン
    haitatsu-yō no ban
    delivery van

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English bun.

Noun

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バン (ban

  1. bun (a small bread roll)

Etymology 3

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For pronunciation and definitions of バン – see the following entries.
ばんH
[noun] common moorhen
BAN
[noun] (Internet slang) ban; banning
[verb] (Internet slang) to ban
(This term, バン (ban), is the katakana spelling of the above terms.)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN