5-letter words containing an
- hasan — (al-Hasan) a.d. 624?–669? Arabian caliph: son of Ali and Fatima (brother of Hussein).
- havan — A ritual burning of offerings such as grains and ghee, which is held to mark births, marriages, and other special occasions.
- hazan — a cantor of a synagogue.
- heian — of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- heman — Misspelling of he-man.
- henan — a province in E China. 64,479 sq. mi. (167,000 sq. km). Capital: Zhengzhou.
- hiant — gaping, wide
- hoban — James, c1762–1831, U.S. architect, born in Ireland: designed the White House.
- hogan — Ben, 1912–97, U.S. golfer.
- hokan — a proposed genetic grouping of American Indian languages comprising otherwise unclassified language families and isolates of California, the U.S. Southwest, and Mexico, including Yana, Pomo, Chumash, and Yuman.
- honan — Wade-Giles. Henan.
- hotan — an oasis in W China, in SW Xinjiang.
- huang — river in N China, flowing from Tibet into the Gulf of Bo Hai: c. 3,395 mi (5,464 km)
- human — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or having the nature of people: human frailty.
- hunan — Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a province in S China. 81,274 sq. mi. (210,500 sq. km). Capital: Changsha.
- hyman — a male given name.
- ianal — (chat) I Am Not A Lawyer (but my legal opinion is...).
- icann — (body, networking) (ICANN) The non-profit corporation that was formed to assume responsibility for IP address allocation, protocol parameter assignment, domain name system management, and root server system management functions now performed under U.S. Government contract by IANA and other entities.
- idant — a chromosome
- iland — Obsolete form of island.
- inane — lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly: inane questions.
- iowan — of or relating to Iowa.
- irani — Iranian
- irian — New Guinea
- jagan — Cheddi Berret [ched-ee ber-it] /ˈtʃɛd i ˈbɛr ɪt/ (Show IPA), 1918–97, Guyanese politician: prime minister of British Guiana 1953, president of Guyana 1992–97.
- janes — Plural form of jane.
- janet — Joint Academic NETwork
- janie — a female given name, form of Jane.
- janky — (slang) of poor quality, odd.
- janny — a janitor
- janty — Archaic form of jaunty.
- janus — an ancient Roman god of doorways, of beginnings, and of the rising and setting of the sun, usually represented as having one head with two bearded faces back to back, looking in opposite directions.
- japan — a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Capital: Tokyo. Japanese Nihon, Nippon.
- javan — of or relating to Java or its inhabitants
- jawan — a soldier in the Indian army.
- jeans — born 1921, Grand Duke of Luxembourg 1964–2000.
- jhana — any of four elevated states of mind possible as a result of meditation.
- jinan — a maritime province in E China. 59,189 sq. mi. (153,299 sq. km). Capital: Jinan.
- jnana — knowledge acquired through meditation and study as a means of reaching Brahman. Also called Brahmajnana. Compare bhakti (def 1), karma (def 1).
- juana — a female given name.
- kagan — Alternative spelling of khagan.
- kalan — (archaic) The sea otter.
- kanak — a native or inhabitant of New Caledonia who seeks independence from France
- kandy — a city in central Sri Lanka: famous Buddhist temples.
- kaneh — an ancient Hebrew measure of six cubits
- kanga — (Sikhism) A comb, required to be worn at all times by Sikhs, one of the five Ks.
- kango — A Japanese word of Chinese origin, or a Japanese word coined along Chinese lines (a Sino-Japanese word).
- kanin — Garson [gahr-suh n] /ˈgɑr sən/ (Show IPA), 1912–1999, U.S. playwright, actor, and director.
- kanji — a system of Japanese writing using Chinese-derived characters.
- kanon — (musical instrument) synonym of monochord (used mainly in reference to ancient Greek music).