[ngān] (n) EN: ngan (area equal to a quarter of arai or 400 square meters)FR: ngan [ m ] (unité de surface équivalant à un quart de rai ou 400 mètres carrés)
adj. 1. one more than thirty-nine; four times ten; denoting a quantity consisting of fourty items or units; -- representing the number fourty as an Arabic numeral Syn. -- forty, xl, twoscore [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]
(n) a retirement savings plan that is funded by employee contributions and (often) matching contributions from the employer; contributions are made from your salary before taxes and the funds grow tax-free until they are withdrawn, at which point they can be converted into an IRA; funds can be transferred if you change employers and you can (to some extent) manage the investments yourself, Syn. 401-k
[しょう, shou] (n, n-pref) (1) smallness; small item; (2) (See 小の月) short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); (3) (abbr) (See 小学校) elementary school; (4) younger or inferior (of two items or people with the same name); (5) (arch) unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)#659