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    3. カンカン

    カンカン

    カンカン

    can-can

    KMT10Study L2NounMusic & EntertainmentKana Vocab8 strokes

    カンカン

    Noun

    1.
    can-can

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    彼かの女じょはカンカンを踊おどるのが得とく意いです。

    She is good at dancing the can-can.

    KMT7Music & EntertainmentDaily Life
    オッフェンバックのオペレッタ「天てん国ごくと地じ獄ごく」のカンカンは有ゆう名めいです。

    The can-can from Offenbach's operetta "Orpheus in the Underworld" is famous.

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    カンカンは19世せい紀きのパリで人にん気きを博はくした、活かっ気きあるダンスです。

    The can-can is a lively dance that gained popularity in 19th-century Paris.

    KMT10Music & EntertainmentHistoryCulture & Traditions
    映えい画が「ムーラン・ルージュ」では、華はなやかなカンカンのシーンが印いん象しょう的てきでした。

    In the movie "Moulin Rouge," the spectacular can-can scenes were impressive.

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    カンカンのリズムは非ひ常じょうに速はやく、ダンサーには高たかい身しん体たい能のう力りょくが求もとめられます。

    The rhythm of the can-can is very fast, requiring high physical ability from dancers.

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    カ
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    ン
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