Definition of "kan"

kan¹

noun
plural kans
1. Archaic form of khan.

kan²

noun
plural kan
1. A Japanese unit of weight, approximately 3.75 kg or 8.267 lb.
  Quotations
  After having subtracted the bad and uncollectable debt above, the net property was around 32000 kan of silver […]
  2000, Hideo Yamashita, Healthy Culture and Unhealthy Culture

kan³

noun
plural kans
1. (Hong Kong) A catty, legally defined as 0.60478982 kilograms.