No. 1,522 in Japanese
タン
"タン" (tan) means "tongue" (often referring to beef tongue in cooking).
In a sentence
私は昨日、新しいタンの歌を聞きました。
I listened to a new song by Tan yesterday.
Here, タン refers to a proper noun, potentially a name of an artist.
このレストランのタンシチューは本当に美味しいです。
The beef tongue stew at this restaurant is really delicious.
In this sentence, タン refers to 'beef tongue', a food ingredient.
タンッとドアが閉まった音が聞こえました。
I heard the sound of the door closing with a 'tan' noise.
Here, タン is used as onomatopoeia to imitate the sound of a door closing.
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