カーン

noun

kern

A rare technical noun in typography or printing. It refers to a 'kern' rather than the more common Japanese term カーニング for letter-spacing adjustment.

• 欧おう文ぶん組くみ版はんの説せつ明めいで、活かつ字じの張はり出だした部ぶ分ぶんをカーンと呼よぶことがある。

  In explanations of Western typesetting, the projecting part of type is sometimes called a kern.

noun

Kahn

Katakana transcription of the foreign surname or name Kahn. This word does not cover other possible names that may also be written カーン.

• カーン氏しは会かい議ぎで短みじかい発はっ表ぴょうをした。

  Mr. Kahn gave a short presentation at the meeting.