タンカンたんかんじ字FuriganaMeanings1nountankan orange; tankan mandarinusually written using kana aloneA citrus fruit, Citrus tankan, similar to a mandarin orange. The word is usually written in katakana.タンカンは甘あまくてジューシーな柑かん橘きつ類るいです。Tankan is a sweet and juicy citrus fruit.鹿か児ご島しま県けんはタンカンの産さん地ちとして知しられています。Kagoshima Prefecture is known as a production area for tankan.