how to pronounce ян

/jan/

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ян is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of ян in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… очень крутой актерский состав ян цапник …”

meanings of ян

name:

A male given name, Yan, equivalent to English John: (perceived as a West Slavic name).
A Mandarin surname, Yang.

noun:

Yang.

ян frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word ян occurs in russian on average 6.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.