noun

  1. pit, hole. Archaism.
  2. kan (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: water, north).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

pitfall
カン あな (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
lack, gap, fail
ケツ か.ける ケン (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)