What is the meaning of Jan?

Obsolete form of jinn.

trap (device to catch animals)

food

to eat

to eat away, corrode

rain (condensed water from a cloud)

year

Only used in bon jan

Each of the two tables in trictrac

Rōmaji transcription of じゃん

January; Abbreviation of januari.

Alternative spelling of diyan

to bang something with another

to fail an examination or test

Source: wiktionary.org