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jan
particle

Root Words:

ja + n

English Meaning(s) for じゃん

particle
  1. isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on (used to state something assertively; orig. from じゃないか)

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Sample Sentences for じゃん

"You're lucky! Your change comes to exactly 256 yen." "What do you mean by exactly?" "It's exactly two to the power of eight."
"Don't you think that people from English-speaking countries earn an unreasonable amount from the English language industry? Since I'm Japanese, I'd like to use materials exclusively made by Japanese people." "But you know, you can't really tell if the English is good or not unless it's been checked by a native speaker." "What do you mean by good English!? English used by native speakers? Are natives really that great, anyway?"
It's nice to have a pretty girl on each arm.
Well, it's just like the proverb "fine feathers make a fine bird". You look really good when you wear a suit.
Of course it's a joke!

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