kan trigram; water trigram; north trigram
One of the eight trigrams of the I Ching, associated with water and the north. Used in divination and classical Chinese philosophy.
See also: 易経
In the I Ching, kan is the trigram representing water and the north.
Archaic noun meaning a pit or hole. Not used in modern Japanese outside of classical or literary contexts.
In old texts, 坎 can refer to a pit or trap hole.