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Kango¹

Where it comes from

Originally a trademarked name, now sometimes used for any type of jackhammer regardless of manufacturer.

noun Kangos

  1. A jackhammer.

kango²

  • /ˈkɑŋɡoʊ/

Where it comes from

From Japanese 漢(かん)語(ご) (kango), from Middle Chinese 漢語 (MC xanH ngjoX, “Han, Chinese + speech, language”), compare modern Mandarin 漢語／汉语 (Hànyǔ, “Chinese language”).

noun kango

  1. A Sino-Japanese word, a Japanese word of Chinese origin or a Japanese word coined along Chinese lines.

kango³

  • /ˈkɑŋɡoʊ/

noun kangos · kango

  1. alternative, uncommon Alternative form of kago, a suspended Japanese sedan chair. He crawled out of the kango, but could not rise off his hands and knees quickly. His servants ran away, and one man cut off his head; six or seven others hacked at his body.

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noun a Sino-Japanese word

한국어한어 haneo
日本語漢語 kango
中文漢日詞 /汉日词 hànrìcí, 漢日語 /汉日语 hànrìyǔ
Русскийканго́ kangó

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"kango." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kango. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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kango. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kango

Chicago

"kango." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kango.

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@misc{kango_2026,
  title = {kango},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kango},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}